Upper Biggin
hamlet · Derbyshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Upper Biggin means 'upper farmstead' or 'upper hamlet'. It is formed from the Old English 'up' (up, upper) and 'bic(c)ing' (a place associated with a person named Bicca, or a small farm). The name indicates the higher of two settlements of this type.
Word origins
- up
- Old Englishup, upper(from up "up")
- bic(c)ing
- Old Englishplace associated with Bicca, small farm(from bic(c)ing "place associated with Bicca, small farm")
Historical forms
Bigen