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Shimpling

hamlet · Suffolk

Old EnglishAI-generated

Shimpling is likely an Old English place name meaning 'Scimel's homestead'. It is composed of a personal name and the common Old English suffix '-ingas' indicating 'people of' or 'homestead of'.

Word origins

Shimpling
Old EnglishScimel's homestead(from Scimel "personal name", -ingas "people of, homestead of")