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Yale

Boy NameWelsh Origin

Meaning

From a Welsh surname which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh

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Based on famous people named Yale and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Yale

Yale school

The Yale school is a colloquial name for an influential group of literary critics, theorists, and philosophers of literature that were influenced by Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction.

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Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism

The Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism (YIISA) was an academic center at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Yale French Studies

Yale French Studies is an academic journal published biannually by Yale University Press and connected with the French department at Yale University.

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Yale Journal of Criticism

The Yale Journal of Criticism was an academic journal published by the Johns Hopkins University Press which covered all humanities disciplines.

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Yale Model Congress

Yale Model Congress (YMC) is an entirely student-run Model Congress association.

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