THORPE

Thorpe, Jim Thorpe, James Francis Thorpe

(noun) outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

thorpe (plural thorpes)

Obsolete spelling of thorp.

Anagrams

• Topher, pother, tephro-

Etymology

Proper noun

Thorpe (usually uncountable, plural Thorpes)

A common habitational surname.

Any of many placenames in England

A village in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire

A village in Craven district, North Yorkshire

A village in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire

A village in Runnymede district, Surrey

Anagrams

• Topher, pother, tephro-

Source: Wiktionary

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Thorp, Thorpe (thôrp), n. Etym: [AS. þorp; akin to OS. & OFries. thorp, D. dorp, G. dorf, Icel. þorp, Dan. torp, Sw. torp a cottage, a little farm, Goth. þaúrp a field, and probably to Lith. troba a building, a house, W. tref a hamlet, Ir. treabh a farmed village, a tribe, clan, Gael. treabhair houses, and perhaps to L. turba a crowd, mult. Cf. Dorp.]

Definition: A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet; a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe. "Within a little thorp I staid." Fairfax. Then thorpe and byre arose in fire. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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