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Yale - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Yale

[ 1 syll. ya-le, yal-e ] The boy name Yale is pronounced YEYL KEY. Yale has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. The name Yale means 'from the slope, from the land corner'.

Yale is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Yale include Yoel (Hebrew), Yul (English), Yule (English), Uli (German), and Eulalio (Italian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Yale: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


 
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