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)

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

Derived terms

• Litchfield and Woodcott
• Litchfield County

 

See also

• Lichfield

 

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

Proper noun

Litchfield m

1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.