Yanwath

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proper noun

A small village in Yanwath and Eamont Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5127).

OriginMiddle English Euenewit ← Old Norse jafn ← Old English efn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A small village in Yanwath and Eamont Bridge parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5127).

Origin

  1. Old Englishefn
  2. Old Norsejafn“even, level”
  3. Middle EnglishEuenewit
  4. EnglishYanwath

Uncertain; from Middle English Euenewit (1150). Possibly Old Norse jafn (“even, level”) + viðr (“wood”), possibly a Scandinavianised form derived from the cognates Old English efn + wudu and thus a doublet of Evenwood.

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APA

Yanwath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yanwath

MLA

“Yanwath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yanwath. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yanwath,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yanwath.

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