Litchurch
suburban area · City of Derby
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Litchurch is thought to originate from the Old English 'līc', meaning 'corpse' or 'body', possibly indicating a place of burial. This is combined with 'ċiriċe', meaning 'church'.
Word origins
- Lich
- Old EnglishAttestedcorpse, body(from līc "corpse, body")
- urch
- Old EnglishAttestedchurch(from ċiriċe "church")