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'''Thorp''' is a [[Middle English]] word for a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] or small [[village]]. There are many place names in [[England]] with the [[suffix]] "-thorp" or "-thorpe". |
'''Thorp''' is a [[Middle English]] word for a [[Hamlet (place)|hamlet]] or small [[village]], from [[Old English language|Old English (Anglo-Saxon)]] "ðorp". There are many place names in [[England]] with the [[suffix]] "-thorp" or "-thorpe".Cognate with German ''Dorf'' (e.g., ''Rheindorf'', the Village of Rhein river or ''Düsseldorf'', the Village of river Düssel) and Dutch ''Dorp''. |
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'''Thorp''', '''Thorpe''' or '''THORP''' may refer to: |
'''Thorp''', '''Thorpe''' or '''THORP''' may refer to: |
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Revision as of 09:40, 30 August 2005
Thorp is a Middle English word for a hamlet or small village, from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) "ðorp". There are many place names in England with the suffix "-thorp" or "-thorpe".Cognate with German Dorf (e.g., Rheindorf, the Village of Rhein river or Düsseldorf, the Village of river Düssel) and Dutch Dorp.
Thorp, Thorpe or THORP may refer to:
- Thorp, Washington
- Thorp, Wisconsin
- Thorp (town), Wisconsin
- Edward O. Thorp
- Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP)
- Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
- Jeremy Thorpe, former UK Liberal Party leader.
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