Ivo
Ivo is a masculine given name used across Europe and, less commonly, a surname. It is particularly common in Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Portugal, and in Dutch- and German-speaking areas. The precise origin of the name is uncertain; in various languages it has been used as a diminutive or variant of longer names such as Ivano or Ivor, and it has appeared in medieval Latin and Germanic naming traditions. Pronunciation and spelling differ by language, with Italian and Portuguese usage often stressing the first syllable.
Notable people named Ivo include Ivo Andrić (1892–1975), a Bosnian-Serbian novelist who won the Nobel Prize in