Whitchurch
town · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Whitchurch means 'white church'. It is a descriptive name indicating a church that was perhaps whitewashed or prominent.
Word origins
- White
- Old EnglishAttestedwhite(from hwīt "white")
- church
- Old EnglishAttestedchurch(from cirice "church")
Historical forms
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