English
Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe comes from English odd ‘point of a weapon’.
- English1500–presentodd‘point of a weapon’
- EnglishtodayOglethorpe
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentodd‘point of a weapon’
- EnglishtodayOglethorpe
The story
Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, so called from the Old Norse personal name Oddketill + thorpe. The personal name is composed by the elements odd (‘point of a weapon’) + ketill (‘cauldron’).
Every English word from English odd
Today it means
name A surname from Old Norse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English odd / Oglethorpe