"vˈɜːɡeɪt" ɪz ɐ mˈʌtʃ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˌɛtɹoʊnˈɪm, ˈæŋɡlɪsˌaɪzɪŋ ðə jˈɑːɹdləndz lˈætɪnˌaɪzd fˈɔːɹm vɜːɡˈɑːɾə ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈædvɛnt ʌvðə jˈɑːɹd ɹˈɛndɚd ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl nˈeɪm æmbˈɪɡjuːəs.
"Virgate" is a much later retronym, anglicizing the yardland's latinized form virgāta after the advent of the yard rendered the original name ambiguous.