"Yoyo" meaning in All languages combined

See Yoyo on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Yoyos [plural], Yoyoes [plural]
Etymology: * (female given name): From the propensity of female Chinese given names to reduplicate a syllable, resulting in a reduplicated syllable in the coining of an English given name not originating as a Chinese name. Etymology templates: {{sense|female given name}} (female given name): Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s|es}} Yoyo (plural Yoyos or Yoyoes)
  1. (Hong Kong, Singapore) A female given name Tags: Hong-Kong, Singapore Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Coordinate_terms: Dada, Didi, Dodo, Gigi, Gogo, Jojo, Yaya, Yiyi
    Sense id: en-Yoyo-en-name-44it7l9B Categories (other): Hong Kong English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. A nickname Categories (topical): Nicknames
    Sense id: en-Yoyo-en-name-LOfPfMNB

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