Yoder

Y4O1D2E1R1
US/ˈjoʊdɚ/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Joder →
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Meanings

proper nounYoder (countable and uncountable, plural Yoders)

plural Yoders

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

Origin

  1. GermanJoder
  2. EnglishYoder

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.

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APA

Yoder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoder

MLA

“Yoder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yoder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yoder.

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