Ives

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Ives

/aɪvz/

Where it comes from

From the medieval English given name mostly found in the Latinate form Ivo today.

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.
An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States, named after John Ivester.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tetrad, quaternion, quaternity, quatern, four, quaternary, cardinal, quartet, quadruplet, little joe, foursome, burl, senator, prison, jail, yves

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"Ives." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ives. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ives. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ives

Chicago

"Ives." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ives.

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@misc{ives_2026,
  title = {Ives},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ives},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}