Sempringham
/ˈsɛmprɪŋəm/noun
A village in Lincolnshire, England, historically known for the medieval religious order founded there.
Did you know?Sempringham became famous as the home of St. Gilbert of Sempringham, founder of the only medieval English religious order ever created, making the name a real piece of ecclesiastical history.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
Sempingaham
“A settlement or homestead associated with a person or family name, in Lincolnshire.”
Domesday Book (1086)
Latin/Anglo-Norman
Sempringeham
“Recorded place-name of the Lincolnshire village.”
12th Century
English
de Sempringham
“A locative surname meaning 'of Sempringham,' used by Gilbert, the village's famous native.”
Middle English
English
Sempringham
“The established name of the village and its ecclesiastical association.”
Modern English
English
Sempringham
“A village in Lincolnshire, England, remembered for St. Gilbert and the Gilbertine order.”