"Yvette" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /iːˈvɛt/ [UK], /ɪˈvɛt/ [UK]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|Yvette|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French Yvette, {{bor+|en|fr|Yvette}} Borrowed from French Yvette Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yvette
  1. A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Ivet [feminine] (Catalan), Iveta [feminine] (Czech), Yvette (French), Ivett (Hungarian), Iveta [feminine] (Latvian)
    Sense id: en-Yvette-en-name-UtxnNkgz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 79 21

Noun [English]

IPA: /iːˈvɛt/ [UK], /ɪˈvɛt/ [UK] Forms: Yvettes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Yvette. The politics sense is a reference to the name of a docile young girl in a school textbook, and was popularized by separatist politician Lise Payette (1931–2018). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|Yvette|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French Yvette, {{bor+|en|fr|Yvette}} Borrowed from French Yvette Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yvette (plural Yvettes)
  1. (Quebec, politics, derogatory, dated) A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives. Tags: Quebec, dated, derogatory Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Yvette-en-noun-sG~CRdj7 Categories (other): Quebec English Topics: government, politics

Proper name [French]

IPA: /i.vɛt/ Audio: fr-fr-paris-Yvette.ogg
Etymology: From Yves + -ette. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Yves|-ette|id2=female}} Yves + -ette Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Yvette f
  1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Yves Tags: feminine Categories (topical): French female given names, French given names
    Sense id: en-Yvette-fr-name-UsLK8rM5 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ette (female) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette (female): 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [French]

IPA: /i.vɛt/ Audio: fr-fr-paris-Yvette.ogg
Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f}} Yvette f
  1. Yvette (a tributary of the Orge, Île-de-France, France) Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Île-de-France, Rivers in France, Rivers in Île-de-France Derived forms: Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette, Maincourt-sur-Yvette, Villebon-sur-Yvette
    Sense id: en-Yvette-fr-name-5aDsPu9C Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [French]

IPA: /i.vɛt/ Audio: fr-fr-paris-Yvette.ogg Forms: Yvettes [plural]
Etymology: From Yves + -ette. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|Yves|-ette|id2=female}} Yves + -ette Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} Yvette f (plural Yvettes)
  1. (Quebec, politics, derogatory, dated) Yvette (Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewife) Tags: Quebec, dated, derogatory, feminine Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-Yvette-fr-noun-~3PCrDIv Categories (other): Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ette (female) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ette (female): 55 45 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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}

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      "word": "Gif-sur-Yvette"
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