The story
- Old English · derived fromhōp“valley”
- Cumbric · derived from*blayn *cein
- English todayBlenkinsopp
From Cumbric *blayn *cein, equivalent to blaen cein (“top of the ridge”) + Old English hōp (“valley”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhōp all →
hopehoopHopwoodTrollopeHopton
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.