English Explanatory Dictionary

Yearsley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Yearsley Yearsleys

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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