Yell

Origin: Pictish

The name of the Shetland Island is from Pictish, cognate with Welsh iâl (“pastureland”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Popularity by Country

Rank #29325

Frequency 760 people (0.28 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 84.21% Hispanic 1.05% Black 11.05% Native Am. 2.5% Two+ 1.18%

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