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Yoder

US/ˈjoʊdɚ/

Yoder proper noun: a surname from German.

yoder: a surname from German
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Proper noun

Yoder (countable and uncountable, plural Yoders)

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

Forms of Yoder

pluralYoders

Origin of Yoder

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.

Words formed from Yoder

Questions about Yoder

What does Yoder mean?
Yoder means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Yoder?
Yoder is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yoder?
Yoder is pronounced /ˈjoʊdɚ/ (US).

Words near Yoder in the dictionary

  1. yodelling up the valley
  2. yodellings
  3. yodels
  4. yodels in the canyon
  5. yodels up the valley
  6. Yoder
  7. yoderite
  8. Yoders
  9. yodh
  10. yodhs
  11. yodization

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