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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. 2
   An unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States, named after John Ivester.

Synonyms

All synonyms

charles edward ivesjames merritt ives

Etymology

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

Related phrases

st ives

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