Etymology

Oakthorpe

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Today it means: A village in Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK321981). Full definition →

Old English þorp
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromþorp“village”
  2. English todayOakthorpe

Perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Áki + Old English þorp (“village”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishþorp all →

thorpethorpGilstrapCalthorpe

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