Etymology

Yearsley

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5874). Full definition →

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The story

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

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