Surname

Goldthorpe

“village”

Goldthorpe is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Goldthorpe goes back to a word meaning “village.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Goldthorpe comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Goldthorpe’s family of names

In English usage, Goldthorpe as a surname has a related form in Goldthorp.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Goldthorpe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old English

Golborne

“marigold”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Godlee

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Woodthorpe

“wood”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Calthorpe

“village”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Goldsborough

“fortress, stronghold”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Old English

Godley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Old English

Godsell

“deity”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Gunstone

“enclosure; settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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