Yardley

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proper noun

A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).

OriginOld English ġerd →
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Meanings

proper nounYardley (countable and uncountable, plural Yardleys)

plural Yardleys · alternative Yeardley

  1. countableuncountableA suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP124538).
  2. countableuncountableA borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishġerd“stick, rod”
  2. EnglishYardley

From Old English ġerd (“stick, rod”) + lēah (“woodland, clearing”). Equivalent to yard + -ley (“lea”).

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APA

Yardley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yardley

MLA

“Yardley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yardley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yardley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yardley.

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