Yale
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Possibly derived from Hebrew יָעֵל (“mountain goat”). Possibly from Welsh iâl(“clearing, glade”). Compare Latin eale.
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Yale
university in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., founded 1701 as Collegiate School, renamed 1718 in honor of a gift from British merchant-philanthropist Elihu Yale (1649-1721). As a kind of lock, 1854, invented by U.S. mechanic Linus Yale Jr. (1821-1868). The surname is Welsh, from ial, and means "dweller at the fertile upland." Related: Yalie.
