Florence's Arno river embankment collapses. Read more about sharing. A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 parked cars into a newly formed ditch. The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno.
Yvonne Craig who, as Batgirl, was a pioneer of female superheroes passes away. Updated 7:50 PM ET, Wed August 19, 2015. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.
Yvonne /yvon-ne/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced ee-VAHN. It is of French and Old German origin, and the meaning of Yvonne is  yew . Feminine variant of Yves, a saint's name, and Ivo. Since yew wood was used for bows, Ivo may have been an occupational name meaning archer.Tennis celebrity Evonne Goolagong; actress Yvonne DeCarlo.isplayed below is an analysis of the popularity of Yvonne and associated names. Popular alternative forms of Yvonne rated in the Top 1000 are Evette, Evon, Evonne, Ivette, Ivonne, Lavonne, Siobhan and Yvette.