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Yiu

Yiu proper noun: a Chinese surname from Hakka.

Proper noun

Yiu (plural Yius)

  1. A Chinese surname from Hakka.

Forms of Yiu

pluralYius

Origin of Yiu

From the Hakka or Cantonese pronunciation of Chinese 姚 (Yáo). Doublet of Yao.

Phrases with Yiu

Questions about Yiu

What does Yiu mean?
Yiu means a Chinese surname from Hakka.
What part of speech is Yiu?
Yiu is a proper noun.

Words near Yiu in the dictionary

  1. yitong
  2. yitt
  3. Yitu
  4. Yitzchak
  5. Yitzhak
  6. Yiu
  7. Yius
  8. yive
  9. yiven
  10. yives
  11. yiving

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