Yveline

Yveline is a French feminine name formed as an elaborated diminutive of Yveline's root name Yves, which itself derives from the Old French and Germanic element iv, meaning yew tree. The yew was associated with longevity and strength in medieval culture, and the name spread through France partly due to the veneration of Saint Yves, a 13th-century Breton patron of lawyers. Yveline is closely tied to the French region Yvelines, a département west of Paris whose name shares the same origin. Related forms include Yvette, Yvonne, and the masculine Yves.