Yonne

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/jɒn/

proper noun

A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Auxerre.

OriginFrench Yonne ← Latin Icaunis →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A department of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Auxerre.
  2. A left tributary of the Seine in central France, flowing through the departments of Nièvre, Yonne and Seine-et-Marne.

Origin

  1. LatinIcaunis
  2. FrenchYonne
  3. EnglishYonne

Borrowed from French Yonne, from Latin Icaunis, presumably from Gaulish.

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Translations

Bulgarian Йон
  • Йонdepartment of Bourgogne
Chinese Mandarin 约讷省
  • 约讷省 (Yuēnèshěng)department of Bourgogne
Esperanto Jono
  • Jonodepartment of Bourgogne
French Yonne
  • Yonnedepartment of Bourgogne
German Yonne
  • Yonnedepartment of Bourgogne
Greek Ιόν
  • Ιόν (Ión)department of Bourgogne
Hebrew יון
  • יון (yon)department of Bourgogne
Japanese ヨンヌ県
  • ヨンヌ県 (Yon'nuken)department of Bourgogne
Korean 욘주
  • 욘주 (yonju)department of Bourgogne
Latin Icauna
  • Icaunadepartment of Bourgogne
Latvian Jona
  • Jonadepartment of Bourgogne
Lithuanian Jonas
  • Jonasdepartment of Bourgogne
Persian یون
  • یونdepartment of Bourgogne
Russian Йо́нна
  • Йо́нна (Jónna)department of Bourgogne
Thai อียอน
  • อียอน (ee yon)department of Bourgogne
Ukrainian Йонна
  • Йонна (Jonna)department of Bourgogne

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Yonne

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Sounds the same

yon

Anagrams

EynonynoneNoneyneony
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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