Etymology

Scunthorpe

Scun·thorpe
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Today it means: An industrial town in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SE8910). Full definition →

Old English Escumetorpe ← Old Norse Skumasþorp
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromSkumasþorp
  2. Old English · inherited fromEscumetorpe
  3. English todayScunthorpe

From Old English Escumetorpe, from Old Norse Skumasþorp, from Skuma + -s + þorp, literally “Skuma's homestead”.

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