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_Yard._ _Ierd_, a yard.

_Yardley._ _Ierd_, a yard; _líc_, like. Yard-like.

_Yarnall._ _Gearn_, yarn, spun wool; _eall_, all, whole. All yarn;

entirely woollen.

_Yateman._ _Iát_, or _geát_, a gate; _man_, a man. A gate-keeper.

Yeatman, Yetman, from the same roots.

_Yates._ _Iátes_, or _geátes_, genitive of _iát_, a gate. Belonging to a

gate. Yeats, of like derivation.

_Yeager._ _Ia_, yea, yes; _gare_, ready. A ready yes; a ready reply.

_Yeagle._ _Iagul_, pronounced _yeagul_, a gargle.

_Yeakle._ _Iac_, a cuckoo; _el_, indicative of personality. A person like

a cuckoo; a simpleton.

_Yeakley._ _Iac_, a cuckoo; _líc_, like. Cuckoo-like; wild; careless;

lascivious. Yeckley, of similar meaning.

_Yeamans._ _Ie_, a river; _man_, a man; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of a

river-man.

_Yeansson._ _Geean_, yearning; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of yearning.

_Yearick._ _Gear_, a year; _icg_, or _ig_, an adjective termination.

Yearly. Yearicke, Yerrick, from the same roots.

_Yearly._ _Gear-líc_, from _gear_, a year, and _líc_, like. Year-like;

yearly.

_Yearred._ _Geard_, or _yrd_, a hedge, enclosure, garden, yard, earth,

world.

_Yearsley._ _Geares_, genitive of _gear_, a year; _líc_, form. Form of a

year; yearly.

_Yeasler._ _Ysele_, a fire-spark, spark, ember, hot ashes; _ere_, an

agent. A fire-maker; a fireman; a stoker.

_Yeather._ _Ýdh_, what rises up, a wave, a flood; _ere_, an agent. That

which rises up; a wave; a flood.

_Yeaton._ _Geat_, a gate; _tún_, a house. A gate-house.

_Yeatts._ _Geátes_, genitive of _geát_, a gate. Belonging to a gate. See

Yates.

_Yegen._ _Yg-búend_, from _yg_, or _ig_, an island, and _búend_, an

inhabitant. An inhabitant of an island; an islander.

_Yeingest._ _Iungest_, or _geongest_, comparative of _iung_, or _geong_,

young. Youngest.

_Yeiter._ _Ýtte_, past of _ýtan_, to out, to drive out, to expel, to

banish; _ere_, an agent. One expelled; an exile.

_Yellard._ _Yl_, or _il_, a hedgehog, a porcupine; _land_, land. Land of

the hedgehog, or porcupine.

_Yenner._ _Ynner_, inner.

_Yenz._ _Yntsa_, an ounce.

_Yeo._ _Ieo_, or _geo_, formerly, of old.

_Yeomans._ _Yeoman_, from _ieo_, or _geo_, of old; _man_, a man, and _s_

for _sun_, son. Son of a man of old; son of a yeoman; son of a tiller of

the soil.

_Yeomanson._ _Yeoman_, a yeoman; _sun_, son. Son of a yeoman.

_Yepson._ _Yppe_, plain, open, manifest; _sun_, son. A plain, open,

straightforward son.

_Yerg._ _Earg_, or _eorg_, inert, weak, timid, wretched.

_Yerger._ _Earg_, timid; _ere_, an agent. One who, or that which, is

timid.

_Yerges._ _Yerg_, Yerg; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Yerg. Yerkes, perhaps,

corruption of the same.

_Yergey._ _Earg_, inert, timid; _ig_, an adjective termination. Timid;

inert.

_Yerpe._ _Eorp_, a wolf.

_Yettinger._ _Yting_, a way, a journey; _ere_, an agent. A wayfarer;

a journeyer. Perhaps, from _get-ung_, getting, and _ere_, an agent. A

getter.

_Yetter._ _Get_, imperfect of _getan_, to get; _ere_, an agent. A getter.

_Yewdall._ _Iw_, the yew tree; _dál_, a valley. The valley of the yew.

_Yheaulon._ _Hyew_, hue; _lon_, for _lond_, land. Land of hue.

_Yhost._ _Gást_, breath, spirit, ghost. Yoast, Yost, like it, a

corruption of the original.

_Yingling._ _Ging_, young, tender; _ling_, a termination denoting state

or condition of a person. Youth; tenderness.

_Yoce._ _Ioc_, or _geoc_, a yoke.

_Yochum._ _Ioc_, a yoke; _hum_, for _hám_, a house. A yoke-house. Yocam,

Yocum, Yokam, from the same roots.

_Yockel._ _Ioc_, a yoke; _el_, a termination denoting a person. One who

has charge of a yoke of oxen; a farmer; a bumpkin.

_Yoder._ _Gǽd_, a goad; _ere_, an agent. One who uses a goad.

_Yonker._ _Iunga_, or _geonga_, a youth. A young fellow; a youngster. Or,

from _iuncer_, a younker, a young nobleman, one that is young, a young

fellow. Younker, of like kinship.

_Young._ _Iung_, or _geong_, young, tender. Younk, from the same root.

_Youngblood._ _Iung_, young; _blódh_, or _blód_, blood. Young blood.

_Younger._ _Geongra_, comparative of _geong_, young, tender. Younger;

more tender.

_Younginger._ _Young_, Young; _ing_, an offspring; _ere_, an agent. A

descendant of Young.

_Youngling._ _Geong-ling_, a youngling, a boy.

_Youngman._ _Geong_, young; _man_, a man. A young man; a youth.

_Younk._ Corruption of Young. See Young.

_Yuker._ _Iuc_, a yoke; _ere_, an agent. One who, or that which, is

yoked; a companion; a yoke-mate.

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