Berwick
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝ.wɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: Ber‧wick
- Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk
Proper noun
[edit]Berwick
- Any of various places, including:
- Short for Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in Northumberland, England.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
- A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
- A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
- A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
- A locality in McHenry County, North Dakota.
- A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
- A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1851]
- Synonym: Congdon Settlement (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)
- A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105). [1]
- A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
- A farming community of Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand. [2]
- A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
- Short for Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in Northumberland, England.
- A surname.
Descendants
[edit]- → Welsh: Berwig
See also
[edit]References
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- English surnames
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