"Oglethorpe" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Oglethorpes [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Oglethorpe (countable and uncountable, plural Oglethorpes)
  1. A surname from Old Norse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Oglethorpe-en-name-poSKIPua Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A small city, the county seat of Macon County, Georgia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Georgia, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Oglethorpe-en-name-~Is1aUo4 Categories (other): County seats of Georgia, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bramham cum Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe County

Inflected forms

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