Snape

Meanings

1. A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).
2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).
3. A surname from Old English.

1. To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined surface.

1. To check or curtail (the growth of something); also, to check or curtail the growth of (a plant, etc.).
2. Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”).
3. To chide, to rebuke, to reprimand.

Etymology

First attested in the late 18th century. Derived from various villages in England and southern Scotland sharing this name.