Ipswich: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ipswich – Meaning: Gip's trading settlement – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: IPS-witch


Ipswich is an Old English unisex name meaning “Gip's trading settlement”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Ipswich

Meaning: Gip's trading settlement.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Ipswich

Phonetic: IPS-witch   IPA: /ˈɪpswɪtʃ/

Popularity of Ipswich

Ipswich doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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