York name - Meaning of York

York name - Meaning of York

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English, Greek

Pronounced

YORK

York Meaning

From a surname, which was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, meaning "yew" in Brythonic, but it was altered by association with Old English Eoforwic, meaning "pig farm". York is derived from the ancient Greek word "Eburos", Latinized to "Eboracum" and later adapted to "Yorvik" by the Vikings, itself Anglicized to "York". It means "yew tree".

York Related Names
Variant: Yorke

York Celebrities
York Larese - basketball player,