English Explanatory Dictionary

Yoder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈjoʊdɚ/

Word forms

Yoder Yoders

Etymology

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.

Related words

Joder Jordi Jotter Ioder Yother Yotter

Derived words

Lower Yoder Upper Yoder
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