Boy name Yves ?! impressions? thoughts?

Hi berries ! So Ive fallen in love with the name Yves, I am half french/half german born and raised in us, and my husband is european. We live in europe but travel a lot in the US, and may live there again one day. Point being, I am not worried about the name in Europe, but I also feel international names are much more common and accepted and don’t really feel Yves would be a problem in the US, especially since i LOVE the nickname Yvo, which i find the -o ending gives more masculine and differenitates from ‘eve’ … which i dont even really mind. The sound eve has a very unisex feeling to me, and spelled Yves meaning Yew tree i have a very different association.

But very curious what you all think - if you were to meet a little boy Yves ‘Yvo’ and how that would age as he got older as well.

One other add on question - what if we were to do Jacques-Yves and call him Yves? I know double barrel names are not so common anymore but it would also honor a family member and somehow it looks so dashing to me :slight_smile:

Middle names considering

Yves Phoenix
Yves Xavier
Yves Cyprien
Yves Reed
Yves Evren

Just curious to hear all your thoughts ! Thank you !

I really like the idea of Jacques-Yves. It leaves the option open to use [name_m]Jacques[/name_m] in [name_f]America[/name_f] if [name_m]Yves[/name_m] doesn’t transfer well. [name_m]Jacques[/name_m] transitions to [name_m]Jack[/name_m] super easily.

I think with the popularity of [name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_m]Laurent[/name_m] as a brand, [name_m]Yves[/name_m] probably won’t have much trouble in the US pronunciation wise, especially if you’re planning to move back to a large city or one of the coasts. I don’t hate the nn [name_m]Yvo[/name_m], but I do think it will take some reminding/directing that nn into being used, since it’s not a clear diminutive of [name_m]Yves[/name_m].

Yves is such a beautiful name! And the nickname Yvo is really cool. You’ll probably have to explain the pronunciation when travelling, but I don’t think it’s a difficult thing to do!

Jacques-Yves is alright, I don’t really like the flow of it since they’re both one syllable names. I would prefer it as Yves Jacques, first name and middle name. And I would find it a little strange for a baby to have such a strongly French name like Jacques-Yves, considering he would only be 1/4 French? Unless you live in France, I’m not sure from your post!

From your list, Yves Cyprien is my favourite combo!

[name_m]Yves[/name_m] is charming, stylish and sleek - I think [name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_m]Laurent[/name_m] might come to mind a lot, which adds to that refined, fashionable feel. [name_m]Yvo[/name_m] is cool too!

I do think people might still pronounce it EYE-VS (rhyming with hives or dives) until corrected - and on hearing it, might be think it’s ‘Eve’. [name_m]Yvo[/name_m] might negate some of that though :slight_smile:

[name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_m]Phoenix[/name_m], [name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], and [name_m]Yves[/name_m] [name_m]Cyprien[/name_m] are charming!

Jacques-Yves sounds sleek and distinctive