English Explanatory Dictionary

Yardley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).
  2. A borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Yardley Yardleys Yeardley

Etymology

From Old English ġerd (“stick, rod”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to yard + -ley (“lea”).

Derived words

South Yardley Yardley Gobion Yardley Hastings Yardley Wood
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