Yoyo

See also: YOYO, yoyo, yoyó, and yo-yo

English

Etymology

  • (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.

Proper noun

Yoyo (plural Yoyos or Yoyoes)

  1. (Hong Kong, Singapore) A female given name.
  2. A nickname

Coordinate terms

similar East Asian English female given names
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