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St.%20ives Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Saint-Yves: habitational name from a hamlet in Morbihan called Saint-Yves or a nickname with the prefix Saint as an attachment (usually ironic) to the personal name Yves (see Ives ). English: habitational name from either of two places called St. Ives one in Cambridgeshire the other in Cornwall.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: St. Ores, St. Ours, St. Peter, Ives, St. Denis, St. Louis, St. Angel

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