Longwick
village · Buckinghamshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name means 'long dwelling' or 'long farm'. It is derived from the Old English adjective 'lang' (long) and the noun 'wic' (dwelling, farm, settlement).
Word origins
- Long
- Old Englishlong(from lang "long")
- wick
- Old EnglishAttesteddwelling, farm(from wic "dwelling, farm, settlement")
Historical forms
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