Etymology

Yelverton

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Today it means: A village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267). Full definition →

Middle English Elleford
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromElleford
  2. English todayYelverton

From Middle English Elleford, from Old English ellen + ford, attested as Elverton in 1765.

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