yoyo

Y4O1Y4O1

proper noun

A female given name.

OriginIlocano yóyo ← Philippine →
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Meanings

yoyo1

nounyoyo (plural yoyos)

plural yoyos

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of yo-yo.
verbyoyo (third-person singular simple present yoyos, present participle yoyoing, simple past and past participle yoyoed)

present singular third person yoyos · participle present yoyoing · participle past yoyoed · past yoyoed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of yo-yo.

YOYO2

phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of you're on your own.

Yoyo3

proper nounYoyo (plural Yoyos or Yoyoes)

plural Yoyos · plural Yoyoes

  1. Hong KongSingaporeA female given name.
  2. A nickname

Origin

yoyo · noun, verb

  1. Philippine
  2. Ilocanoyóyo
  3. Englishyoyo

Genericized trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.

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Yoyo · proper noun

* (female given name): From the propensity of female Chinese given names to reduplicate a syllable, resulting in a reduplicated syllable in the coining of an English given name not originating as a Chinese name.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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