King William's College, Isle of Man.
_Yankee--Yankee-doodle_ (Vol. iii., p. 260.).--In a curious book on the
Round Towers of Ireland (I forget the title), the origin of the term
Yankee-doodle was traced to the Persian phrase, "Yanki dooniah," or
"Inhabitants of the New World." Layard, in his book on _Nineveh and its
Remains_, also mentions "Yanghi-dunia" as the Persian name of America.