Whitwick
village · Leicestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This village name means 'white settlement or farmstead'. It is derived from the Old English terms 'hwīte' meaning white and 'wīc' meaning a dwelling place or farmstead.
Word origins
- Whitwick
- Old Englishwhite dwelling(from hwīte "white", wīc "dwelling place, farmstead")
Historical forms
Witewic