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 Litchfield and Woodcott parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4653).
- A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A municipality in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, southwestern Quebec, Canada.
- Litchfield Municipality, a local government area in the Northern Territory, Australia.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Lassen County, California.
- A town and borough in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A city in Montgomery County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
- A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
- A city and township in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
- A city, the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota.
- A township in Meeker County, Minnesota.
- A village in Sherman County, Nebraska.
- A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Herkimer County, New York.
- A township in Medina County, Ohio.
- A township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
- 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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