Oglethorpe

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proper noun

A surname from Old Norse.

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Meanings

proper nounOglethorpe (countable and uncountable, plural Oglethorpes)

plural Oglethorpes

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old Norse.
  2. countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Macon County, Georgia, United States.

Origin

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, so called from the Old Norse personal name Oddketill + thorpe. The personal name is composed by the elements odd (“point of a weapon”) + ketill (“cauldron”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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