Given name & surname

Islip

“slippery place”

Islip is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Islip goes back to Old English slæp, meaning “slippery place.”

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Where it comes from

Islip comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English slæp (“slippery place”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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

Old English

Inskip

“island”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Inglis

Inglis is a surname from Old English.

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Old English

Ilsley

“woodland clearing, glade”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Lipp

“beloved”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Hyslop

“hazel”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Impey

“shoot, graft, sprig, scion”

No U.S. birth series

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Germanic

Ingham

“homestead”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

Celtic

Inkpen

“head; top, height”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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