yeo

Y4E1O1
UK/jəʊ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English ea ← Old English ēa ← Proto-West Germanic *ahu →
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Meanings

yeo1

nounyeo (plural yeos)

plural yeos

  1. alternativeSouthwest EnglandAlternative form of ea.

yeo2

nounyeo (plural yeos)

plural yeos

  1. alternativeAlternative form of yowe.

Yeo3

proper nounYeo (countable and uncountable, plural Yeos or Yeoes)

plural Yeos · plural Yeoes

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAny of several rivers in Somerset and Devon, England
    1. countableuncountableA river, also known as the River Ivel, in North Dorset and South Somerset, which joins the River Parrett near Langport, in England, United Kingdom.
  3. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia

Yeo4

proper noun
  1. A surname from Hokkien.
  2. A surname from Teochew.

Yeo5

proper noun
  1. A surname from Korean.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ewe

Origin

yeo · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ekʷeh₂“water, flowing water”
  2. Proto-Germanic*ahwō“waters, river”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ahu
  4. Old Englishēa“running water, water, stream, river”
  5. Middle Englishea
  6. Englishyeo

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.

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Yeo · proper noun

Borrowed from Hokkien 楊／杨 (Iûⁿ, Iôⁿ), Teochew 楊／杨 (ion5), Teochew 姚 (io5), etc.

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Yeo · proper noun

  1. Korean여(呂)
  2. EnglishYeo

Borrowed from Korean 여(呂) (Yeo).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with yeo

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Sounds the same

yoyo

Anagrams

Oey
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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