"Yvette" meaning in English

See Yvette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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: {{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), Ivete [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Yvette-en-name-UtxnNkgz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 16 22 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 22 13 29 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 72 28

Noun

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: {{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, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 22 13 29 5 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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