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York - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name York
 
 


The boy name York [ syll. yor(k), yo-rk ] is pronounced YAORK KEY. York is of Old Greek origin and it is used largely in the Scandinavian language. York is a variant of George (English).

York is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, out of the group of boy names directly linked to York, George (English) was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like York include Jorck (Scandinavian), Yorick (English and Scandinavian), Yorrick (English and Scandinavian), Urek (Czech), and Urias (Greek).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for York: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


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