Evo is a boy's name of French origin, and its meaning is "yew." Evo was first used as a given name by Eric Clapton. He adopted it after watching some movie scenes with Yews in them. However, it wasn't until much later that this tree began to be used in music. Evo Morales is a former president of Bolivia. He has been criticized for his role in causing environmental damage during his time in power. The yew tree was once widely used for medicinal purposes; because of this, names containing "yew" have historically been associated with medicine. Evo is a common French name that was originally used as a surname.