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Yazzie

Yazzie proper noun: a surname from Navajo.

Proper noun

Yazzie

  1. A surname from Navajo

Origin of Yazzie

Borrowed from Navajo, from Navajo yázhí (“little one”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.

Questions about Yazzie

What does Yazzie mean?
Yazzie means a surname from Navajo.
What part of speech is Yazzie?
Yazzie is a proper noun.

Words near Yazzie in the dictionary

  1. Yazoo County
  2. yazoos
  3. Yazor
  4. Yazov
  5. Yazu
  6. Yazzie
  7. Yañalif
  8. yb
  9. YBA
  10. Ybanag
  11. Ybanak

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