Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeo

/jəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: yeo
IPA: /jəʊ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ea.

noun

Alternative form of yowe.

name

Countable; Uncountable

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Any of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Hokkien.

name

A surname from Teochew.

Etymology

From Middle English ea, eo, from Old English ēa (“running water, water, stream, river”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahu, from Proto-Germanic *ahwō (“waters, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Doublet of aqua. Compare ea, Eau, eau.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ea, ēa, *ahu, *ahwō, *h₂ekʷeh₂, -

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /jəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

yeos (plural) Yeoes (plural)

Derived Forms

Yeoford Yeovil

Frequently Paired Words

rhyne Yeoh

Homonyms

yo yeoh

Rhymes With

rio leo seo neo theo geo galileo castillo cleo deo trujillo reo

Questions

How do you pronounce yeo?: The recorded pronunciation is /jəʊ/.
What does yeo mean?: Alternative form of ea.
Where does yeo come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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