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Berwick

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English

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Etymology

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For places in England and Scotland (e.g North Berwick), from Old English bere (barley) + Old English wīc (settlement). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -wick.

Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed.

The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Berwick

  1. Any of various places, including:
    1. Short for Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in Northumberland, England.
    2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
      2. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
      3. An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
      4. A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
      5. A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.
      6. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
      7. An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
      8. A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
      9. A locality in McHenry County, North Dakota.
      10. A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
    3. A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
    4. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1851]
      Synonym: Congdon Settlement (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)
    5. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105). [1]
    6. A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
    7. A farming community of Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand. [2]
    8. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
  2. A surname.

Descendants

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  • Welsh: Berwig

See also

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