Scottish Place Names Y
YARROW OLD COUNTY: Selkirk NAME ON MAP: Gierwa DATE: c.1150 EARLIEST RECORD: Gierua DATE: c.1120 MEANING: probably a corruption of GOIDELIC garbh `rough' with abh `stream'.
YESTER OLD COUNTY: East Lothian NAME ON MAP: Yestre DATE: 1295 MEANING: BRYTHONIC ystre `dwelling'.
YETHOLM OLD COUNTY: Roxburgh NAME ON MAP: Yetham DATE: c.1244 MEANING: OLD ENGLISH geat `pass' hám `homestead'.