Yardley

name

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Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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