Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

de young

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: de y-oung
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Anglicization of Dutch de Jong.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: de Jong

Questions

What does de young mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does de young come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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