The ives Surname
ives Name Meaning and History
English (Norman) and French: from the Old French personal name
Ive (modern French Yves), which is of Germanic origin,
being a short form of various compound names containing the element
iv-, iwa ‘yew’. The final -s is the mark of
the Old French nominative case.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Amos Ives Maretta Bronson | Annellise Ives | 4 |
| Robert Ives - PA/MI/MT/WA |
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| Ham - Ivy/Ivey/Ivie/Ives |
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| Charles Dale IVES (1857-1902) of Cedar Rapids, IA | America's First Families | 15 |
| C Ives, wife of John Ariail of Southington CT |
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| Winston Ives | Taryn Smith | 1 |
| Charles Ives / Emma Watkins |
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| New IVES Family History Site |
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