English Explanatory Dictionary

Alnwick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).
  2. A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority.
  3. A habitational surname

Pronunciation

/ˈænɪk/ En-uk-Alnwick.ogg

Word forms

Alnwick

Etymology

From the name of the river Aln + Old English wīċ (“dairy farm”).

Derived words

Alnwick/Haldimand
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