YODER
Yoder
The surname Yoder is an ancient surname first associated with the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. The first recorded use in 1260 and uses common Swiss spelling of "Joder". The surname is a shortened version of Theodorus, the name of the first Roman Catholic bishop of Sion in present day Martigny, Switzerland. Theodorus — who is also known as St. Theodore of Grammont, St. Theodule, and St. Joder — is the patron saint of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Yoder
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