Adlestrop
village · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Adlestrop is believed to originate from an Old English personal name, 'Addel', combined with the suffix '-thorpe', meaning 'outlying farmstead' or 'hamlet'. This suggests a settlement associated with someone named Addel.
Word origins
- Addel
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Addel "personal name")
- thorpe
- Old Norseoutlying farmstead, hamlet(from þorp "outlying farmstead, hamlet")
Historical forms
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