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Meaning & History
From Middle English aker "field" and Old English bǣre "swine pasture," denoting someone who lived near one.Alternatively, it could refer to such a pasture in or near Eccles, Greater Manchester, whose name is derived from the Romano-British Ecles or Eglys (eglwys in Welsh means 'church'), which in turn is derived from the Ancient Greek ecclesia via the Latin.