Ivete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French Yvette, from Yves +‎ -ette, with Yves deriving from a Germanic name and -ette being a French suffix. Doublet of Ivone and female equivalent of Ivo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈvɛ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /iˈvɛ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈvɛ.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈbɛ.tɨ/ [iˈβɛ.tɨ]

Hyphenation: I‧ve‧te

Proper noun

Ivete f

a female given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Yvette

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