Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
YULE
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Sax.) Christmas, borrowed from this festival, or the time of nativity. ??, Greek, a wood, a forest.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
YULE. The O.-Eng. (from A-Sax.) designation of the season — now called Christmas. See Times and Seasons. In the curious old dictionary of Blount, called Glossographia, is the following passage : —
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Origin: Celtic
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: Scotland
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: Gaelic