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Yarborough

Yarborough

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A family name used by people such as athletes and politicians
  • proper noun
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  • Yarborough and Gant keep swapping that lead, lap after lap after lap.

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Examples

  • However, the team that for so many years dominated the sport with names like Pearson, Yarborough, and Turner has failed to qualify for five of the last eleven attempts this season, most recently not qualifying for the famed Coca-Cola 600.

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  • "The fact is that the site is about twice the size that Rick Knecht thought it was," says Yarborough, adding that determining the volume of an archaeological site is a tricky business, particularly "when you can only see the top of it."

    Academic text (2007)
  • But it's also possible this is where we get the humanism involved that Yarborough talked about earlier in some of those interviews.

  • But the work took much longer than originally anticipated, and Yarborough's team had to close down operations when the winter weather closed in.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Yarborough and his colleagues plan to return to Unalaska this spring to complete the work.

    Academic text (2007)
  • By such means, says Yarborough, the crew documented at least a dozen more houses at the site and uncovered an undisclosed number of human burials.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In January, an electrician named Elton Yarborough had gone to the accounting offices of Reiber Construction.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Late last summer, a local backhoe operator began removing 10-centimeter-thick layers as a five-member archaeological team led by Anchorage archaeologist Mike Yarborough mapped and recorded features and artifacts.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Daniel defeated the well-known politician Ralph W. Yarborough in the gubernatorial election.

  • During the ceremony, Yarborough spoke about his family's legacy in public service.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Yarborough as a surname began as a name for people from that place, since -borough means 'town' and Yar- probably refers to 'Yarrow' (a river or plant). So when you meet someone named Yarborough, the name originally told others where their family came from.