Yvette
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Yvette
- /iːˈvɛt/ UK
- /ɪˈvɛt/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes 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).
proper noun
- A female given name from French borrowed from French in the nineteenth century.
noun Yvettes
- A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to refer to Federalist-voting French Quebecois housewives.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: evatt, gif, sur, yvonne, evelyne, viviane, evette, genevieve, fabienne, sylvie, yannick, vivienne, flavine, francia, vyvyan, vonnie
Translations
Talk about this word "Yvette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yvette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Yvette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yvette "Yvette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yvette.Cite this
@misc{yvette_2026,
title = {Yvette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yvette},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
