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York \yo-rk\ as a boy's name is pronounced york. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of York is "boar settlement, yew settlement". Place name and surname. Also used as a title (Duke of York) in the English royal family for several hundred years. York has 3 variant forms: Yorick, Yorrick and Yorke. Baby names that sound like York are Yorik and Yurik. View a list of the 18 names that reference York.