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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.
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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
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