Yanny

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Yanny

1. A unisex given name
   • 2020, Ellie Isaacson, The Ghost: A Mafia Romance:

     Then, in that gravelly voice I loved, he said, “Yanny asked me to come see if you were ready to go.”

   • 2021, Neill G. Russell, Wiles of the Devil 2020, page 184:

     Turning his full attention toward a rather tall, attractive middle-aged woman seated to his right, the Prime Minister smiled and said, “Yanny, I want to thank you once again for coming.”