Deenees

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English Denis, from Old French Denis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛːˈniːs/

Proper noun

Deenees

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Dennis

Usage notes

  • Yola has two types of ee, hard /iː/ as in keéne and soft /ɛː/ as in eêth.

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 33
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