yeo
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yeo¹
- /jəʊ/ UK
Sounds like yo · Rhymes with -əʊ
Where it comes from
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.
noun yeos
- Alternative form of ea
yeo²
- /jəʊ/ UK
Sounds like yo · Rhymes with -əʊ
noun yeos
- Alternative form of yowe
Yeo³
- /jəʊ/
proper noun Yeos · Yeoes
- A surname.
- Any of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England
- A river, also known as the River Ivel, in North Dorset and South Somerset, which joins the River Parrett near Langport, in England, United Kingdom.
- A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia
Yeo⁴
- /jəʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (Iûⁿ, Iôⁿ), Teochew 楊／杨 (ion5), Teochew 姚 (io5), etc.
proper noun
- A surname from Hokkien.
- A surname from Teochew.
Yeo⁵
- /jəʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Korean 여(呂) (Yeo).
proper noun
- A surname from Korean.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: thomas, yue, annette, yoo, lui, ruud, yeany, yeary, yeeting, yong, yeoh, yeatman, deyoe, yeomans, yeast, youn
Talk about this word "yeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yeo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. yeo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yeo "yeo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yeo.Cite this
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title = {yeo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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