Yew: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Yew – Meaning: the yew tree – Origin: English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: YOO

Yew is an English unisex name meaning “the yew tree”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Yew

Meaning: The yew tree.

Origin: English.

Phonetic: YOO IPA: /juː/

Yew doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.