Yellen

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"The United States will have its first-ever female central bank chief, after the Senate voted 56‒26 to confirm Janet Yellen as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve. Yellen succeeds Ben Bernanke, who helped America weather a severe financial crisis and the deepest economic recession since the 1930s."

Etymology

Probably a variant of Yelland or Yellin.

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