Aveyard

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English

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Etymology

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Likely French. From Hayvyerd. Adopted as an alias by a man named Robert Janyn in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeːv.jaːd/ (Yorkshire pronunciation)

Proper noun

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Aveyard

  1. An English surname.

References

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  1. ^ Redmonds, George (2015) A Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames, Donington, Lincolnshire: Shaun Tyas, →ISBN, page 41
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