About Jellema
The surname Jellema is of Frisian origin and is derived from the personal name Jelle, which is a variant of the name Gilles. The name Jellema is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jelle. The suffix "-ma" is a common patronymic ending in Frisian surnames, indicating "son of." Therefore, Jellema can be interpreted to mean "son of Jelle" or "descendant of Jelle."
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Here's how to represent Jellema in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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