Overthorpe
village · West Northamptonshire
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Overthorpe means 'Thorpe (a village or hamlet) to the east'. It is a hybrid name combining Old Norse and Old English elements.
Word origins
- Over
- Old Englisheast, eastern(from ēast "east")
- thorpe
- Old Norsesecondary settlement, village, hamlet(from þorp "village, hamlet")
Historical forms
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