The story
From the Old English personal name *Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874). Full definition →
From the Old English personal name *Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.