Ivo 801514 219224651 2008-06-14T04:47:21Z Professor bat 7307004 /* Famous persons named Ivo */ :''You may be looking for [[Ivo, Nigeria]] {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Ivo | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | region = Serbia, Croatia | origin = | related names = Ivica | footnotes = }} '''Ivo''' is a common male [[given name]], which is also prevalent as a [[surname]]. In France, the variation of the name is [[Yves (given name)|Yves]]. In South America, the name is commonly spelled ''[[Evo]]''. The diminutive of Ivo in [[Croatian language|Croatian]] and [[Serbian language|Serbian]] is ''[[Ivica]]''. Ivo is a common [[Bulgarians|Bulgarian]] given name, but is also a dimunitive form of the more common Bulgarian given name of [[Ivaylo]]. In Bulgarian Ivo is thought to be a form of the name [[Ivan]]. Feminine equivalents of the name include [[Iva]], [[Eva (name)|Eva]], and [[Yvette]], amongst others. ==Famous persons named ''Ivo''== *[[St. Ivo of Chartres]], French saint, Bishop of Chartres. *[[St. Ivo of Kermartin]], Breton saint, also known as Saint Ives or Yves. *[[Ivo of Huntingdonshire]], English saint *[[Ivo Andric]], Nobel prize winner, Croatian writer. *[[Ivo von Fledermaus]], legendary icebat and Slovakian count *[[Ivo de Grandmesnil]], English crusader. *[[Ivo Gregurevic]], Croatian actor *[[Ivo Karlovic]], Croatian tennis player. *[[Ivo Linna]], Estonian singer. *[[Ivo Malec]], Croatian composer and conductor. *[[Ivo Nila Kresna]], Indonesian popstar during the 1970s *[[Ivo Papazov]], Bulgarian clarinetist. *[[Ivo Petrić]], Slovenian composer. *[[Ivo Pogorelić]], Croatian pianist. *[[Ivo Robić]], Croatian singer. *[[Ivo Sanader]], prime minister of Croatia. *[[Ivo Schenkenberg]] *[[Ivo Stourton, author]] *[[Ivo Strejček]], Czech politician. *[[Ivo Tijardović]], Croatian composer *[[Ivo Uukkivi]], Estonian actor and singer ([[Velikije Luki]]). *[[Ivo Vekemans]], acclaimed motorcycle stunt rider. *[[Ivo Watts-Russell]], musician and producer, founder of [[4AD]] record label. ==Fictional characters named ''Ivo''== *[[Ivo Robotnik]], the arch-nemesis of the popular computer game character, [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] *[[Professor Ivo]], a villainous scientist in DC Comics and opponent of the [[Justice League of America]] [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:Italian given names]] [[Category:Croatian given names]] [[cs:Ivo]] [[de:Ivo]] [[it:Ivo]] [[la:Ivus]] [[nl:Ivo (voornaam)]] [[pl:Iwo]]