Yarberry
settlement · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Yarberry is likely named after a person and a topographical feature. It may mean 'Eadred's or Æthelred's fortified place' or 'the fortified place by the river Yar'.
Word origins
- Yar
- Old Englishpersonal name or river name(from Eadred / Æthelred "personal name", Gær "river")
- berry
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place(from burh "fortified place")
Historical forms
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