Ludus Patronymicus/Y

YEA. The same as the ancient Devonshire family Yeo, which C. S. Gilbert derives from Tre-yeo, in the parish of Lancells. Yeo is probably corrupted from Hugh. See You.

YEARLY. From some local name compounded of ley. See Legg.

YELL. Perhaps from Yell, name of one of the Shetland Isles.

YELLOW. This name is probably the same as Jolley, Jolly, Joly, Jelley, Jelly, Jelliff, Joliffe, Jolliffe, Jolliff, Iliff, Iliffe, Eylif, Jelf, Yelf, Ayliffe, Ayliff, Auliffe, Ayloffe, Aylove, Aloph, Aloof; all doubtless corrupted from Adolphus. I am confirmed in this last by Wright (in his History of Essex, vol. ii. 443, note), who says, "The ancient Saxon family of Ayloffe was seated in Bocton or Boughton parish, hundred of Eythorne, near the Wye, in Kent, of which town they were possessors in the time of Henry the Third. The name Aloph was given to this town from having been anciently under the jurisdiction of Adolphus."

​YESTERDAY. See Singleday. Yester is found as the name of a parish co. Haddington.

YIELDING, YEILDING. From Yielden, a parish co. Beds.

YOU. A corruption of Hugh; from the D. hoog, tall. Hence probably the names Yoh, Yoe, Yeo, Yew, Yaw.

YOUNGLOVE. See Law.

YOUNGMAY. See May.