Etymograph

English

Gilstrap

Gilstrap may come from Old English þorp ‘village’.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150þorp‘village’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayGilstrap

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150þorp‘village’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayGilstrap

The story

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place; the first element is unclear, while the second is Old English þorp (‘village’).uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *þorp ‘village, rural settlement’

thorp, dorf, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from Old English.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old English þorp / Gilstrap

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