Nunthorpe

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proper noun

An outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).

OriginOld English nunne ← Old Norse þorp →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An outer suburb and civil parish in Middlesbrough borough, North Yorkshire, England; the suburb extends into Redcar and Cleveland (OS grid ref NZ5315).

Origin

  1. Old Norseþorp“village, settlement”
  2. Old Englishnunne“nun”
  3. EnglishNunthorpe

From Old English nunne (“nun”) + Old Norse þorp (“village, settlement”).

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APA

Nunthorpe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nunthorpe

MLA

“Nunthorpe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nunthorpe. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nunthorpe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nunthorpe.

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