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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Yankee #18738 02/13/01 12:40 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA G Geoff old hand Geoff old hand G Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 819 Portland,Oregon, USA I've seen it suggested that it derives from the name, Yonkers, which fits in with the idea of its being of Dutch origin, as per Bartleby. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Yankee wwh 02/12/01 08:48 PM Re: Yankee Faldage 02/12/01 09:01 PM Re: Yankee Geoff 02/13/01 12:40 AM Re: Yankee wwh 02/13/01 07:44 PM Re: Yankee of troy 02/13/01 08:46 PM Re: Yankee maverick 02/14/01 12:32 PM Re: Yankee wwh 02/14/01 02:02 PM Re: Confederate Yankees Faldage 02/14/01 02:12 PM Re: Yankee wow 02/14/01 02:44 PM Re: Yankee Capital Kiwi 02/14/01 05:04 PM Re: golden threads and silver needles tsuwm 02/14/01 05:56 PM Re: Yankee Max Quordlepleen 02/14/01 05:59 PM Re: Yankee Bean 02/15/01 01:17 PM Re: Yankee wow 02/15/01 01:27 PM Re: Yankee wwh 02/15/01 02:14 PM Canucks Fiberbabe 02/15/01 02:54 PM Re: Canucks wwh 02/15/01 03:00 PM Re: Canucks Fiberbabe 02/15/01 03:05 PM Re: Canucks maverick 02/15/01 03:06 PM Re: Immigration ... Capital Kiwi 02/16/01 10:03 AM Re: Immigration ... Bean 02/16/01 11:29 AM Canadians Sparteye 02/16/01 03:43 PM Re: Yankee des 02/16/01 02:22 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,361 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 751 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,557 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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