The story
From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + burh (“borough”) or brōc (“brook”). Piecewise doublet of Littlebury and Luxembourg.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A large village in Rochdale borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Lancashire. Full definition →
From Old English lȳtel (“little”) + burh (“borough”) or brōc (“brook”). Piecewise doublet of Littlebury and Luxembourg.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.