English Explanatory Dictionary

Yarwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Yarwood Yarwoods Earwood

Etymology

Two main origins: * Habitational surname from a place in Cheshire, from Old English earn (“eagle”) + wudu (“wood”). * Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Iorwerth, composed by the elements ior (“lord”) + berth (“handsome”).

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