Yeardley Explained

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

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Notes and References

1. http://www.parenting.com/baby-names/girls/Yeardley Parenting
2. Web site: In Wake of Yeardley Love Killing. https://web.archive.org/web/20100506032952/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/cavaliers-journal/2010/05/virginia_mens_and_womens_lacro.html. dead. May 6, 2010. The Washington Post.