Yoder

//ˈjoʊdɚ// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in El Paso County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pleasant Township, Allen County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Reno County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A town in Goshen County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A ghost town in West Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada. countable, uncountable

Etymology

The family name is from German Joder, the name of a clan in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland; which is in turn from the given name Theodor, after St Theodorus, an early Christian religious leader in Switzerland.

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