Why we call it “yeerbook.”
yeerbook comes from two ideas at once: an old spelling of “year,” and a nod to “peer.” Here’s the story behind the name.
Written by Philip · Published August 12, 2026
Most names pick one idea and stick with it. “yeerbook” didn’t. It’s built from two real words folded into one, and each one describes a different half of the same book.
Two meanings, on purpose
"Yeer" carries two meanings at once, and both of them are the point.
The first is old. The second is about people. Put together, they describe the product better than "yearbook" alone ever could.
"Yeer": an old spelling of "year"
"Yeer" is an old English spelling of "year," the kind you'd find in centuries-old handwritten pages before spelling was standardized. It reads like something out of an old journal or a family Bible's inside cover, the place where someone once wrote down a date by hand.
That's deliberate. A yeerbook is a physical object meant to be held, kept on a shelf, and pulled down years later, closer in spirit to an old keepsake than to an app. The old spelling is a small nod to that: this is a book built for the same kind of permanence as the mementos it's named after.
"Yeer": year + peer
The second meaning is "year" plus "peer," your year, and the people who were part of it. A yeerbook holds both: private pages for your own thoughts and reflections, like a diary, and pages that involve other people, which friends, partners, and family can sign with their own notes, voice messages, or signatures.
That's the half of the name that points at the feature, not the format: the people from your year get to leave their mark on it too, the same way classmates once signed a school yearbook.
Why both meanings fit
A lot of products are named after one idea. This one needed two, because the product is actually two things stacked together: a physical, old-fashioned keepsake, and a book where the people in it can leave their own mark, on whichever pages you choose to open up.
Drop either half and the name stops describing the actual product. Just "year" is a private keepsake nobody else ever touches. Just "peer" is other people's notes with no lasting book to hold them. yeerbook only works as both at once.
If the name makes sense but you’re not sure how the actual book comes together, see how yeerbook works end to end, from your first photo to the printed book.
Frequently asked questions
Is "yeerbook" a real word?
"Yeer" is a real, old English spelling of "year" (Wiktionary lists it as an obsolete form, alongside "yeere"), it just isn't in common use anymore. "yeerbook" is our name for the product, built from that old spelling plus a nod to "peer."
How do you pronounce "yeerbook"?
The same way you'd say "yearbook." The spelling is a callback to an old form of the word, not a new pronunciation.
Is a yeerbook the same thing as a yearbook?
A yeerbook is a personal yearbook: the same idea as a school yearbook (a book about a year, signed by the people who were in it), but about your own year instead of a class. You can build it continuously throughout the year, or sit down and assemble it all at once at the end.
Start your own yeerbook.
Your year, and the people who were part of it, in one book that lasts.