Yonkers

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Place Name YONKERS

TYPE: Settlement

USAGE: English

EDIT STATUS:

CONTRIBUTOR: Fanny on 8/26/2014

LAST EDITOR: Mike C on 3/1/2017   [revision history]

Meaning & History

Name of the 4th most populous city in New York state, a variant of Dutch Jonkers, jonker, "young gentleman", derived from Dutch jong "young".