Thorpe
[ thawrp ]
/ θɔrp /
noun
James FrancisJim,1888–1953,
U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
Definition for thorpe (2 of 2)
thorp
or thorpe
[ thawrp ]
/ θɔrp /
noun Archaic.
a hamlet; village.
Origin of thorp
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German
Dorf, Old Norse
thorp village, Gothic
thaurp field
Example sentences from the Web for thorpe
British Dictionary definitions for thorpe (1 of 2)
Thorpe
/ (θɔːp) /
noun
Ian . born 1982, Australian swimmer; won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games, six gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games.
James Francis. 1888–1953, American football player and athlete: Olympic pentathlon and decathlon champion (1912)
Jeremy. born 1929, British politician; leader of the Liberal party (1967–76)
British Dictionary definitions for thorpe (2 of 2)
thorp
thorpe
/ (θɔːp) /
noun (in place names)
a small village
Word Origin for thorp
Old English; related to Old Norse
thorp village, Old High German
dorf, Gothic
thaurp