Ivo
Encyclopedia
Ivo is a male given name
and also sometimes occurs as a surname
.
. In Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled Evo
. The diminutive of Ivo in Croatian
is Ivica
. Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva
, Eva
, and Yvette
, amongst others.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and also sometimes occurs as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
.
Origins
There are two etymologies of the name Ivo:- One derives from continental Celtic "IVO" meaning "YEW", one of the ancient Celts holy trees. This is used in German, Dutch and Ancient Germanic.
- One derives from the Slavic name IvanIvan-Meteorology:* Tropical Storm Ivan - a number of tropical storms - Places:* Ivan Mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina* Iván, a village in Hungary* Ivaň, name common to two villages in Czech Republic...
. This is used in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian and can be found in the Balkan Peninsula, RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and other neighboring regions. - Among the BulgariansBulgariansThe Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
, Ivo is also a diminutive form of the more common Bulgarian given name of Ivaylo.
Variations
In France, the variation of the name is YvesYves (given name)
Yves is a common French male given name that is derived from the Indo-European root "iwa" which gave "uvos" in Gaulish...
. In Hispanic countries of Latin America, the name is commonly spelled Evo
Evo
-Publications:* East Village Other, American underground newspaper in New York City * EVO , a comic crossover between Top Cow/Image Comics titles* Evo , a British car magazine-Electronics:...
. The diminutive of Ivo in Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
is Ivica
Ivica
Ivica is one of the most frequent Croatian male given names. It is also present, though rare, in Serbia. Ivica is a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is John or Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John...
. Feminine equivalents of the name include Iva
Iva
Iva can mean:* Iva, the name of a tree which grows on mountains, and means strong .* Iva, South Carolina, a town in the United States* Iva, Samoa, a village* Iva , a 1993 film by Izu Ojukwu...
, Eva
Eva (name)
Eva is a female given name, the Latinate counterpart of English Eve, derived from a Hebrew name meaning "life" or "living one." It can also mean full of Life or mother of life. It is the standard biblical form of Eve in many European languages.-Popularity:...
, and Yvette
Yvette (given name)
Yvette is female given name, the French feminine form of Yves, which means yew or archer in some cases.- Name variants :*Slovak: Iveta, Yvetta*Catalan: Ivette, Ivet*Czech: Iveta*German: Ivette, Yvette*Hungarian: Ivett...
, amongst others.
Famous persons named Ivo
- St. Ivo of Chartres, French saint, Bishop of Chartres
- St. Ivo of Kermartin, Breton saint, also known as Saint Ives or Yves
- Ivo of HuntingdonshireIvo of HuntingdonshireSaint Ivo was a Cornish bishop and hermit, and became the eponymous saint of St Ives, Huntingdonshire. He appears in the historical sources in 1001/2 when a peasant allegedly found his coffin while ploughing at Slepe...
, English saint - Ivo AndricIvo AndricIvan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
, Nobel prize winner, Croatian writer - Ivo de GrandmesnilIvo de GrandmesnilIvo de Grandmesnil , son of Hugh de Grandmesnil, was a Norman magnate in England and a participant in the First Crusade, in 1096.Ivo participated in the first crusade in 1096, following Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy...
, English crusader - Ivo GregurevićIvo GregurevicIvo Gregurević is a Croatian actor. In more than quarter of century Gregurević usually played rural bullies and arrogant nouveau riche and became one of Croatia's best known and most dependable character actors.Gregurević graduated from the Drama Academy in Zagreb and has worked in over 90 movies...
, Croatian actor - Ivo JosipovićIvo JosipovićIvo Josipović is a Croatian politician who has been President of Croatia since 2010. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Croatia , and played a key role in the democratic transformation of this party as the author of the first statute of the SDP that replaced the...
, 3rd President of Croatia - Ivo KarlovićIvo KarlovicIvo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
, Croatian tennis player - Ivo LinnaIvo LinnaIvo Linna is an Estonian singer.He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kaelakee Hääl" which would go onto finish 5th at the contest, held in Oslo that year....
, Estonian singer - Ivo Livi (Yves MontandYves Montand-Early life:Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker. Montand's mother was a devout Catholic, while his father held strong Communist beliefs. Because of the Fascist regime in Italy, Montand's family left for France in...
), Italian-born French actor and singer - Ivo MalecIvo MalecIvo Malec is a Croatian composer and music educator. One of the earliest Yugoslav composers to obtain high international regard, his works have been performed by symphony orchestras throughout Europe and North America. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts Zagreb and the Conservatoire de Paris,...
, Croatian composer and conductor - Ivo OpsteltenIvo OpsteltenIvo Willem Opstelten is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He is the Minister of Security and Justice in the Cabinet Rutte since October 14, 2010....
, Dutch mayor - Ivo PapazovIvo PapazovIvo Papazov Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov (born 16 February 1952 in Kardzhali, nicknamed Ibryama , is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the Ivo Papazov Wedding Band in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier creators of the genre known as "wedding band" music in...
, Bulgarian clarinetist - Ivo PetrićIvo PetricIvo Petrić is a Slovenian composer of European classical music.Petrić was educated at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana from 1952 to 1958. After completing his studies at the Academy, he conducted and toured with the Slavko Osterc chamber music ensemble until 1982...
, Slovenian composer - Ivo PogorelićIvo PogorelicIvo Pogorelić is a Croatian pianist.-Early life:He was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia, to a Croatian father and a Serbian mother...
, Croatian pianist - Ivo RobićIvo RobicIvo Robić was Croatian singer and songwriter.-Domestic career:Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb...
, Croatian singer and songwriter. - Ivo RodríguesIvo RodríguesIvo Machado Rodrígues is a former marathon runner from Brazil. He won the gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games and competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 56th place.-Achievements:...
, Brazilian marathon runner - Ivo Norman RonIvo RonIvo Norman Ron Viver is a retired Ecuadorian football attacking midfielder. He was a member of the Ecuador national football team for four years, and obtained a total number of ten caps during his career, scoring three goals. He made his debut on 5 June 1991 against Peru.-References:...
, Ecuadorian footballer - Ivo SanaderIvo SanaderIvo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
, 8th prime minister of CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... - Ivo Stourton, author
- Ivo StrejčekIvo StrejcekIvo Strejček is a Czech politician andMember of the European Parliament with the Civic Democratic Party,part of the European Conservatives and Reformists and sits on...
, Czech politician - Ivo TijardovićIvo TijardovicIvo Tijardović was a Croatian composer, writer, and painter....
, Croatian composer - Ivo VojnovićIvo VojnovicIvan "Ivo" Vojnović was a Croatian and Serbian writer from Dubrovnik. He is often nicknamed "The last great Dubrovnik writer".-Biography:...
, Croatian and Serbian writer - Ivo Watts-RussellIvo Watts-RussellIvo Watts-Russell was joint-founder with Peter Kent of the English indie record label 4AD. He has also produced several records, himself preferring to use the term "musical director" to explain his role in the creation....
, English musician and producer, founder of 4AD record label - Ivo WidlakIvo WidlakIvo Widlak, born July 5, 1978 in Knurów, Poland - international press, radio and tv journalist. He started as a very young reporter at weekly newspaper “Przeglad Lokalny”. Then he started hosting TV show for children and teenagers called “Kleks” on TVP Katowice...
, Polish journalist
Fictional characters named Ivo
- Dr. Ivo RobotnikDoctor Eggman, also known by his alias , is a fictional video game character, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series created by Sega. Dr. Eggman is a rotund, mad scientist with an IQ of 300 who plans to conquer the world in order to build his Eggman Empire and is the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog...
, also known by the alias Dr. Eggman, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. - Professor IvoProfessor IvoProfessor Anthony Ivo is a fictional character, a mad scientist in the DC universe and is the creator of the androids Amazo, Kid Amazo, Tomorrow Woman and Composite Superman in his retconned origin.-Fictional character biography:...
, a villainous scientist in DC Comics and opponent of the Justice League of America - Ivo Shandor, the eccentric designer of the building where the Ghostbusters confront Gozer and its minions