It is formed from a Norse personal name and the Old Scandinavian word bý, meaning "farmstead, village or settlement".
It is formed of two elements, the first being the Old Scandinavian word kirkja ("church") and the second being either the Old English throp or the Old Scandinavian thorp.
Old Norse, a term sometimes used exclusively to refer to Old West Norse (also called Old West Scandinavian) spoken ca.
:Not to be confused with Old Scandinavian, sometimes abbreviated 'OScan'.
The name is derived from two elements: one is the Old Scandinavian personal name Ragni; the other element is the Old English hyll, meaning "hill".
The name "Snaith" derives from the Old Scandinavian word sneith, meaning "Piece of land cut off".
Thwing is thought to mean 'narrow strip of land', deriving from thvengr (Old Scandinavian) or thweng (Old English).
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