Meanings
- A village in Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK321981).
Origin
- Old Englishþorp“village”
- EnglishOakthorpe
Perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Áki + Old English þorp (“village”).
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Oakthorpe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oakthorpe
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