Etymology

Taplow

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9182). Full definition →

Old English *Tæppa ← Proto-West Germanic *topp
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*topp
  2. Old English · derived from*Tæppa
  3. English todayTaplow

From Old English *Tæppa + hlæw (“mound”), meaning "Tæppa's barrow." The personal name could be from the adjective top (“top, crest”) (from Proto-West Germanic *topp). See Taplow burial.

Words from the same roots

Old English*Tæppa all →

Tapp

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