Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yvette

/iːˈvɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: yvette
IPA: /iːˈvɛt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.

noun

A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives.

Dated; Derogatory

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).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /iːˈvɛt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Yvettes (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce yvette?: The recorded pronunciation is /iːˈvɛt/.
What does yvette mean?: A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.
Where does yvette come from?: 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).

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