Etymology

Liphook

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Today it means: A village in Bramshott and Liphook parish, East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8431). Full definition →

Middle English Leophok ← Old English *Hlīephōc
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Hlīephōc
  2. Middle English · inherited fromLeophok
  3. English todayLiphook

Inherited from Middle English Leophok, from Old English *Hlīephōc, from hlīep (“jump”) + hōc (“hook”).

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