Yale

Meaning

1. A surname transferred from the place name.
2. A romanisation scheme designed for Mandarin.
3. A romanisation scheme originating from Yale University.
4. A romanisation scheme designed for Korean.
5. Iâl, a commote of medieval Wales.
6. A romanisation scheme designed for Japanese.
7. A university in the eastern United States.
8. A language spoken in Papua New Guinea, sometimes called Nagatman (the name of a village where it is spoken)
9. A people in Papua New Guinea associated with the Yale language
10. A romanisation scheme designed for Cantonese.

Etymology / origin

Ultimately borrowed from Welsh Iâl, from iâl (“clearing, cultivated upland”). The surname is habitational. The university is named for Elihu Yale, a notable early benefactor.

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