English Explanatory Dictionary

Hardwicke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO803741).
  2. A hamlet in Elmstone Hardwicke parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9027).
  3. A hamlet in Clifford parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2643)
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Hardwicke Hardwickes

Etymology

From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīc (“village”). Compare Hardwick, which shares the same etymology.

Derived words

Elmstone Hardwicke
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