Yorick - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Yorick \yo-ri-ck\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "farmer". Related to George and Yuri. Literary: in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", Hamlet mutters to a skull, "Alas! Poor Yorick".

For more information, see also the related name York.

Baby names that sound like Yorick are Yorik and Yorrick. Other similar baby names are Rorick, Errick, Arrick, Arick, Brick, Corrick, Darick, Derick, Erick, Aerick, Frick, Yurik, Jerick, Myrick, Orrick, Roric, Rorik, Tarick, Varick and Warick.

Yorick is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Yorick. Click here to compare Yorick with related baby names.