Wick.
A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).
Meaning & usage
A town in north-eastern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3650).
A river in Caithness, Highland council area that flows through the town into Wick Bay on the North Sea; in full, the Wick River.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse vík (“bay, inlet”), from Proto-Germanic *wīkō.
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Luppitt parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref ST1703).
A number of places in England: An eastern suburb of Bournemouth in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1951).
A number of places in England: A village in Wick and Abson parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7072).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Brent Knoll parish, Somerset, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3253)
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Curry Rivel parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4026).
A number of places in England: A hamlet in Stogursey parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST2144).
A number of places in England: A northern suburb of Littlehampton, Arun district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ0203).
A number of places in England: A village in Downton parish, south Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1621).
A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO9645).
A village and community in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9272).
An unincorporated community in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
A surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From Old English wīc (“dairy farm”).
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