blˈɛŋkɪnsˌɑːp sˈiːmz tʊ ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪt ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl kˈʌmbɹɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ, pɹˈɑːbəbli æz blˈiːn tˈɑːp plˈʌs kˈeɪn bˈæk, ɹˈɪdʒ ðˈʌs tˈɑːp ʌvðə ɹˈɪdʒ.
Blenkinsopp seems to originate in the early medieval Cumbric language, probably as blaen 'top' + kein 'back, ridge' (thus 'top of the ridge').