Southwick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A number of places in England:
  2. A village in Southwick and Widley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6208).
  3. A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0192).
  4. A suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the north side of the River Wear (OS grid ref NZ3858).
  5. A town in Adur district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2405).
  6. A village and civil parish in Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8355).
  7. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌðɪk/

Word forms

Southwick Southwicks

Etymology

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”). By surface analysis, south + -wick.

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