Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.
Meanings
(abbreviation, alt-of) Short for York Imperial (“apple cultivar”).
Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *eburos
Proto-Brythonic *eβur
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos
Proto-Celtic *-ākos
Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
Latin Eborācumder.
Old English Eoforwīċder.
Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
Middle English Ȝork
English York
From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (positive suffix). Displaced Middle English Everwik, from the Old English.
Meanings
A placename: ▸ A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
A placename: ▸ A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
A placename: ▸ A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England.
A placename: ▸ A place in the United Kingdom: ▸ A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
A placename: ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
A placename: ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada.
A placename: ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A district and former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
A placename: ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ Former name of Toronto (used before 1834): a city in Ontario, Canada.
A placename: ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
A placename: ▸ A place in Canada: ▸ A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in York County, Maine.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of York County, Nebraska.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Livingston County, New York.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of York County, South Carolina.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of York County.
The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.
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