# Yemm

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'''Yemm''' is an English surname derived from an old word for uncle in its dialectal form from the [Forest of Dean](/source/Forest_of_Dean).<ref>Cottle, Basil (1967) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Surnames''. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 330</ref>

Notable people with the surname include:

*[Jodie Yemm](/source/Jodie_Yemm), Australian actress, best known for her roles in television soap operas
*[Louis W. Yemm](/source/Louis_W._Yemm) (died 1951), British-born organist in South Australia, associated with Cheer-Up Society and Violet Memory Day
*[Norman Yemm](/source/Norman_Yemm) (1933–2015), Australian actor, athlete and footballer, played Norm Baker in the television drama ''The Sullivans''
*[Richard Yemm](/source/Richard_Yemm), British inventor of the Pelamis Wave Energy Converter and CTO of Pelamis Wave Power
*[Rick Yemm](/source/Rick_Yemm), Season 1 driver on American TV series ''Ice Road Truckers''
*[Steve Yemm](/source/Steve_Yemm), British politician

==See also==
*[Yamm (disambiguation)](/source/Yamm_(disambiguation))
*[YEM (disambiguation)](/source/YEM_(disambiguation))
*[YMM (disambiguation)](/source/YMM_(disambiguation))

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