Petition · past parliament
Reintroduce The letters "Thorn" and "Eth" back into the english Alphabet
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Have you ever wondered why some signs have ye olde?
because there used to be a letter called thorn (Þþ) this would make the th sound in the, but the letter eth (Ðð) made the th sound in "That" and "this" the Th sounds are very common in english and should have their own letter.
because there used to be a letter called thorn (Þþ) this would make the th sound in the, but the letter eth (Ðð) made the th sound in "That" and "this" the Th sounds are very common in english and should have their own letter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS7W917ty3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUrDUxh5xS0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_orthography (Icelandic still uses eth and thorn)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUrDUxh5xS0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_orthography (Icelandic still uses eth and thorn)
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.