Yazzie

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proper noun

A surname from Navajo

OriginNavajo yázhí →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Navajo

Origin

  1. Navajoyázhí“little one”
  2. EnglishYazzie

Borrowed from Navajo, from Navajo yázhí (“little one”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.

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APA

Yazzie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazzie

MLA

“Yazzie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazzie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yazzie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yazzie.

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