Yeardley

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Yeardley (also: Yeardlea, Yeardlee, Yeardleigh, Yeardlie, or Yardley) is a given name[1] and a surname. The name means "enclosed meadow" but could also mean a bullying and poisonous cow.[1] As a given name, it is predominantly a male's name but may also be a female's name.[1]

Notable people with the given name Yeardley include voice actress Yeardley Smith and lacrosse player and murder victim Yeardley Love.[2] Nicknames given to Yeardley are "Lee" and "Yard".[1]

A notable person with the surname Yeardley is George Yeardley (1587–1627), plantation owner and Governor of Virginia.

List

Given name "Yeardley"

  • Yeardley Love (1987–2010), Virginia murder victim
  • Yeardley Smith (Martha Maria Yeardley Smith) (born 1964), actress, stars on The Simpsons

Surname "Yeardley"

  • Temperance Flowerdew Yeardley (1590–1628), wife of governor George Yeardley
  • George Yeardley (1587–1627), governor of British Virginia
  • John Yeardley (1786–1858), Quaker missionary
  • Martha Savory Yeardley (1781–1851), English poet

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Yeardley
  • All pages with titles containing Yeardlea
  • All pages with titles containing Yeardlee
  • All pages with titles containing Yeardleigh
  • All pages with titles containing Yeardlie
  • All pages with titles containing Yardley
  • Yardley

References

  1. ^ a b c d Parenting, "Yeardley"
  2. ^ "In Wake of Yeardley Love Killing". The Washington Post.
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