# Ivo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈaɪvəʊ/ · frequency rank #39,870

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with modern French Yves.

## Easily confused with
- **iz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivo-vs-iz)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivo-vs-ivy)
- **IWC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivo-vs-iwc)
- **Ivor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivo-vs-ivor)
- **ivory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ivo-vs-ivory)
- **i** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/i-vs-ivo)
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/in-vs-ivo)
- **is** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/is-vs-ivo)
- **it** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/it-vs-ivo)
- **if** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/if-vs-ivo)
- **II** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ii-vs-ivo)
- **ID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/id-vs-ivo)
- **IV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iv-vs-ivo)
- **IP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ip-vs-ivo)
- **IA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ia-vs-ivo)
- **IQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iq-vs-ivo)
- **IG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ig-vs-ivo)
- **IC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ic-vs-ivo)
- **IB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ib-vs-ivo)
- **io** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/io-vs-ivo)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ivo