# Ecclefechan

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NY1974).

## Etymology
From Cumbric *eglēs (“church”) + *vechan (“small”), equivalent to Welsh eglwys (“church”) + fechan (“small”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ecclefechan