DE GYVES: According to a specialized subject matter encyclopedia, exposes the surname Gyves hails from Haute-Saône, in the French region of Franche-Comté. Gyves, comes from the Lombard Word, githerun, which means sword, and ibesr, which is silver. Therefore, it means Silver sable. His genealogical origin goes back to the time of the middle ages, when it was used for the first time by one of the Knights of the troops of Otto I, Andraven du Mohnette, Lord of Gyves, who was named for the Duke of Aquitaine. Their offspring occupy high positions within the former Republic of Venice, such as Doges. Nowadays, the surname is now in several regions of France, Spain and America and some Gaulish-speaking countries.