Jellema

Jellema Meaning & Origin

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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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Jellema is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Jellema: 218
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85,659
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jellema based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JLM
🗽 NYSIIS
JANA
🔊 Soundex
J04050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 L AH0 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/jellema*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JLM', 'ALM')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jellema in Braille

Here's how to represent Jellema in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Jellema in braille

How to sign the name Jellema using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Jellema using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jellema in sign language

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