Yazzie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Navajo, from Navajo yázhí (“little one”), a commonly adopted surname when the BIA required Native Americans to take surnames for the purpose of official records.

Proper noun

Yazzie

  1. A surname from Navajo
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