Flitwick
/ˈflɪt.wɪk/noun
A place name in Bedfordshire, England, and a surname derived from that place.
Did you know?Flitwick is an old English toponym, and the ending -wick in place-names often comes from Latin vicus through Old English, meaning a settlement or dwelling-place.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
Fliteuuic
“An early recorded form of the place-name, referring to the settlement at Flitwick.”
Late Latin
Latin
vicus
“A village, district, or settlement.”
Old English
OE
wic
“A dwelling-place, farm, or trading settlement.”
Middle English
ME
Flitwik / Flitwyk
“Later spellings of the Bedfordshire place-name.”
Modern English
English
Flitwick
“The modern spelling of the place-name and surname.”