York

English

/jɔɹk/, /jɔːk/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire).
  • (hamlet in Ribble Valley) OS grid ref SD7033.
  • (neighbourhood in Edmonton).
  • (former municipality in Toronto).
  • Toronto used before 1834.
  • (community in Haldimand County).
  • (community in Queens County).
  • (coastal town in Sierra Leone).
  • Places in the United States of America:
  • The of House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century of the Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
  • from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English York derived from Old Norse Jórk derived from Old English Eoforwīċ (York) derived from Latin Eborācum (York) derived from Proto-Celtic *Eborākom, *eburos (yew, yew-tree, id).

Origin

Proto-Celtic

*eburos

Gloss

yew, yew-tree, id

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