York - name meaning, origin

The boy's name York \

is pronounced york. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "boar settlement; yew settlement". Place name and surname. Also used as a title (Duke of York) in the English royal family for several hundred years.

York has 3 variant forms: Yorick, Yorrick and Yorke.

Baby names that sound like York are Yorik and Yurik.

York is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#613 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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