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Thorpe.

A common habitational surname from Old English.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈθɔɹp/General-American/ˈθɔːp/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A common habitational surname from Old English.

    uncountable · usually

  2. Any of many placenames in England: A settlement in Sockbridge and Tirril parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district. (OS grid ref NY4926).

    uncountable · usually

  3. Any of many placenames in England: A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1550).

    uncountable · usually

  4. Any of many placenames in England: A hamlet in Lockington parish, East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE9946).

    uncountable · usually

  5. Any of many placenames in England: A hamlet in Mablethorpe and Sutton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF4982).

    uncountable · usually

  6. Any of many placenames in England: A small village in Haddiscoe parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM4398).

    uncountable · usually

  7. Any of many placenames in England: Synonym of Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk.

    uncountable · usually

  8. Any of many placenames in England: A small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SE0161).

    uncountable · usually

  9. Any of many placenames in England: A small village and civil parish (served by East Stoke with Thorpe Parish Council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7649).

    uncountable · usually

  10. Any of many placenames in England: A village in Runnymede borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0268).

    uncountable · usually

  11. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Various places in England, from Old English þorp. See also thorpe.

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