Soppitt

S1O1P3P3I1T1T1

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English soc →
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Meanings

proper nounSoppitt (plural Soppitts)

plural Soppitts · alternative Sopwith

  1. A surname from Old English.

    On 18 April, the taxi driver picked Mitchell up in South Shields, prosecutor Nigel Soppitt said.

    2026 September 3, Duncan Leatherdale, “Robber kicked taxi driver and stole his car”, in BBC News, retrieved 04 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Old Englishsoc“suck, sucking”
  2. EnglishSoppitt

Habitational surname from a minor place near Otterburn, Northumberland, which was recorded as Sokpeth in the past. This placename may derive from Old English soc (“suck, sucking”), probably meaning "moisture collecting in the soil" or "drainage of a dunghill", + pæþ (“path, track”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Soppitt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soppitt

MLA

“Soppitt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soppitt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Soppitt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soppitt.

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