Yale
noun
1.
a university in Connecticut
2.
English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721)
Origin
Ultimately borrowed from Welsh Iâl, from iâl (“clearing, cultivated upland”). The surname is habitational. The university is named for Elihu Yale, a notable early benefactor.
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