Little Ditton
hamlet · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Little Ditton is a small settlement, likely a hamlet or farmstead, named after a place called Ditton. The 'Little' prefix distinguishes it from a larger settlement of the same name.
Word origins
- Little
- Old EnglishAttestedsmall(from lȳtel "small")
- Ditton
- Old EnglishAttesteddyke settlement(from dīc "dyke, ditch", tūn "settlement, farmstead")