Litchfield
See also: litchfield
English
Etymology
From Old English Lyccid, from Common Brittonic, Letocetum, a placename meaning "greywood" + feld (“field”).
Proper noun
Litchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Litchfields)
- A placename
- A village in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
- A municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada.
- A place in the United States; Any of various towns:
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A city in Illinois.
- A town in Maine.
- A city and town in Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A town and city in New Hampshire.
- A town in New York.
- A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
- Ellipsis of Litchfield County.
- (countable) A surname.
- Misspelling of Lichfield.
Derived terms
See also
French
Etymology
The municipality is named after one of two English locales: either the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire or the village of Litchfield in Hampshire.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /litʃ.fild/
- Hyphenation: Litch‧field
- Rhymes: -ild
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