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Yeo

//jəʊ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A surname from Hokkien.
  3. 3
    A surname from Korean.
  4. 4
    Any of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A surname from Teochew.
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  1. 6
    Any of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England; A river, also known as the River Ivel, in North Dorset and South Somerset, which joins the River Parrett near Langport, in England, United Kingdom. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ea. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Alternative form of yowe. alt-of, alternative

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua. Compare ea, Eau, eau.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (Iûⁿ, Iôⁿ), Teochew 楊／杨 (ion5), Teochew 姚 (io5), etc.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Korean 여(呂) (Yeo).

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