Tibthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkburn
Historical Forms
- Tipetorp 1086 DB 1166 P
- Tibetorp 1086 DB
- Tibethorp(e), Tybethorp(e) 1274,1301 YI 1339 FF 1352 Ipm 1362 Extent
- Tibthorp(e), Tybthorp(e) 1285 KI 1543 FF
- Tybthroppe 1565 FF
- Tybbethorp(e) c.1300 Guisb 1316 NomVill
Etymology
'Tibbe 's village,' v. þorp . A pers. name Tibbi is not recorded in OScand, but such a name enters into the parallel Danish place-name Tibberup (DaSN(F) 12); it is probably a shortened form of OEScand Tibiorn . Cf. also OE Tibba (a shortened form of Tilbeorht or the like, Redin 70), which is also possible here.In Tipetorp medial b has been unvoiced before the voiceless consonant th .