Iwo

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Polish form of IVO (1).

IVO (1)   male   German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew". Alternative theories suggest that it may in fact be derived from a cognate Celtic element. This was the name of several saints (who are also commonly known as Saint Yves or Ives).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Ivo
BRETON: Erwan, Erwann
CZECH: Ivo
DUTCH: Ivo, Yvo
FRENCH: Yves
GERMAN: Ivo, Yvo
HISTORY: Ives
ITALIAN: Ivo
PORTUGUESE: Ivo
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
FRENCH: Yvon
FEMININE FORMS
BULGARIAN: Ivet
CROATIAN: Ivona
CZECH: Iva, Iveta, Ivka, Ivona
DANISH: Yvonne
DUTCH: Ivonne, Yvonne
ENGLISH: Evette, Evonne, Ivonette, Lavone, Lavonne, Yvette, Yvonne
FRENCH: Yvette, Yvonne
GERMAN: Ivonne, Yvonne
MACEDONIAN: Ivona
NORWEGIAN: Yvonne
POLISH: Iwona
SLOVAK: Iveta, Ivona
SPANISH: Ivette, Ivonne
SWEDISH: Yvonne