Warwick
English
Etymology
From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒɹɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹɪk/
- (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈwɑɹɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɒɹɪk
Proper noun
Warwick
- A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865). [1]
- A local government district in Warwickshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leamington Spa.
- A habitational surname from Old English from the English town.
- Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
- A place in Canada:
- A community in the County of Minburn, Alberta.
- A rural township in Lambton County, Ontario.
- A town in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
- A minor city in Worth County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
- A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
- A town and village therein, in Orange County, New York.
- A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota.
- A township in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
- A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Kent County, Rhode Island.
- An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
- A parish in Bermuda, named after Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick.
- A town and locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, south-west of Brisbane.
- A suburb of Perth in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.
- A place in Canada:
Derived terms
- Warwickian
- warwickite
- Warwickshire
Translations
county town of Warwickshire
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