# Thirsk

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #77,271

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE429820).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”), of imitative origin, similar to Swedish träsk (“marsh”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thirsk