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Ivo Given Name
Gender	Male
Region of Origin	Serbia, Croatia
Related names	Ivica
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Ivo

Ivo is a common male given name, which is also prevalent as a surname. In France, the variation of the name is Yves. In South America, the name is commonly spelled Evo. The diminutive of Ivo in Croatian and Serbian is Ivica. Ivo is a common 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, and Yvette, amongst others.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Fictional characters named Ivo

• Ivo Robotnik, the arch-nemesis of the popular computer game character, Sonic the Hedgehog
• Professor Ivo, a villainous scientist in DC Comics and opponent of the Justice League of America