Yvette
UK/iːˈvɛt/
Yvette proper noun: a female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.
Proper noun
Yvette
- A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.
Noun
Yvette (plural Yvettes)
- A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives.
Forms of Yvette
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Origin of Yvette
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).
Words that rhyme with Yvette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about Yvette
- What does Yvette mean?
- Yvette means a female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.
- What part of speech is Yvette?
- Yvette can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Yvette?
- Yvette is pronounced /iːˈvɛt/ (UK).
Words near Yvette in the dictionary
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