Calcethorpe
hamlet · Lincolnshire
Old NorseAI-generated
Calcethorpe is an Old Norse name meaning 'Chalk Village'. It combines 'kalk' (chalk) with 'þorp' (a hamlet or secondary settlement).
Word origins
- Calc
- Old Norsechalk(from kalk "chalk")
- ethorpe
- Old Norsehamlet, secondary settlement(from þorp "hamlet, secondary settlement")