Thorpe
/θɔːrp/noun
A small village or hamlet, especially one preserved in an English place-name.
Did you know?The element “-thorpe” is especially common in northern and eastern England, reflecting intense Scandinavian settlement and language influence after the Viking Age.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*þurpą
“A village or small settlement; the precise earlier Indo-European ancestry is uncertain.”
Old Norse
Old Norse
þorp
“A village, hamlet, or small rural community.”
Old English
Old English
þorp
“A secondary settlement, hamlet, or village.”
Middle English
Middle English
thorp
“A small village or hamlet; also used as a place-name element.”
Modern English
English
thorpe
“A small village or hamlet, chiefly surviving in English place-names.”