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Berwick en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɝ.wɪk/ (General-American)
  • /ˈbɛɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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 -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.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Any of various places, including: ▸ Ellipsis of Berwick-upon-Tweed: a town in Northumberland, England.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.
  2. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
  3. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa.
  4. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas.
  5. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
  6. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine.
  7. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri.
  8. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
  9. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
  10. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A populated place in McHenry County, North Dakota.
  11. Any of various places, including: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
  12. Any of various places, including: ▸ A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  13. Any of various places, including: ▸ A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    • (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical)
  14. Any of various places, including: ▸ A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105).
  15. Any of various places, including: ▸ A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
  16. Any of various places, including: ▸ A farming community in Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand.
  17. Any of various places, including: ▸ A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
  18. A surname.

Descendants

Berwig

Relateds

North Berwick · South Berwick · Berwickshire · Berwick-upon-Tweed

Synonyms

Congdon Settlement