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She did say "Baby Names for Girls", so I'm guessing another site with no research just rumours they heard somewhere. Archer is a stretch, but these tree names were common euphemisms for the weapons made from them and the people who used them. it's poetic imagery that carries over into onomastics. but Old French for archer, no. Yvette is a double diminutive, Yvette a diminutive of Yvon, a diminutive of Yves.