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'''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]]
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