Berwick

English

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 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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛɹɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.wɪk/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Hyphenation: Ber‧wick
• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Proper noun

Berwick

1. Any of various places, including:
   1. Short for Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town in Northumberland, England.
      • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick.
   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 in 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).
   6. A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580).
   7. A farming community in Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand.
   8. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed.
2. A surname.

Descendants

• → Welsh: Berwig

See also

• Berwickshire
• Berwick-upon-Tweed
• North Berwick