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Lichfield

name
/ˈlɪt͡ʃfiːld/

Etymology

From Old English Liċetfeld, from Latin Letocetum, from a Proto-Brythonic place-name meaning "greywood" (cf. Welsh llwyd + coed), with feld (“field”) added later. There is no evidence to support the folk etymology that this placename is related to lich (“corpse”).

  1. derived from Letocetum
  2. inherited from Liċetfeld

Definitions

  1. A placename

    A placename:

  2. A surname.

    • “He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter.

  3. Misspelling of Litchfield.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Synonym of burial ground.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA