English Explanatory Dictionary

Bewick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A deserted medieval village in Aldbrough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  3. A civil parish in Northumberland, England, which includes the villages of Old and New Bewick.
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Bewick Bewicks

Etymology

From Old English beo (“bee”) + wīc (“village; farm”), hence a farm for the production of honey.

Derived words

Bewick's swan Bewick's wren New Bewick Old Bewick
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