English Explanatory Dictionary

Sandwick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in Scotland:
  2. A parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area.
  3. A village in south Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU4323).
  4. A location on Sand Wick, a bay on the isle of Unst, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HP6102).
  5. A hamlet on the isle of Whalsay, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU5461).
  6. A village near Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area (OS grid ref NB4432).
  7. A hamlet in Martindale parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4219).
  8. A community in the Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈsændwɪk/

Word forms

Sandwick

Etymology

For Scottish places, from Old Norse sandr (“sand”) + vik (“inlet, bay”)

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