What does "warwick" mean?
A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).
Warwick
/ˈwɒɹɪk/ name
name ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).
- Grammar: warwick is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: family name, municipality, settlement, surname.
- Useful contrasts: given name.
- Usage evidence: “Saved your life! I have heard of that story,” said the lady. “The Lord Keeper was scared by a dun cow, and he takes the young fellow who killed her for Guy of Warwick: any butcher from Haddington may soon have an equal claim on your hospitality.”
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).
- 2 A local government district in Warwickshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leamington Spa.
- 3 A habitational surname from Old English from the English town.
- 4 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A place in Canada:; A community in the County of Minburn, Alberta.
- 5 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A place in Canada:; A rural township in Lambton County, Ontario.
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- 6 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A place in Canada:; A town in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.
- 7 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
- 8 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Worth County, Georgia.
- 9 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
- 10 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
- 11 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A town and village therein, in Orange County, New York.
- 12 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota.
- 13 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
- 14 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
- 15 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- 16 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 17 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- 18 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Kent County, Rhode Island.
- 19 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
- 20 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A parish in Bermuda, named after Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick.
- 21 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A town and locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, south-west of Brisbane.
- 22 Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.; A suburb of Perth in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.
Synonyms
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given name
Example
"“Saved your life! I have heard of that story,” said the lady. “The Lord Keeper was scared by a dun cow, and he takes the young fellow who killed her for Guy of Warwick: any butcher from Haddington may soon have an equal claim on your hospitality.”"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "warwick"?
Common synonyms include: family name, municipality, settlement, surname, town.
How do you use "warwick" in a sentence?
“Saved your life! I have heard of that story,” said the lady. “The Lord Keeper was scared by a dun cow, and he takes the young fellow who killed her for Guy of Warwick: any butcher from Haddington may soon have an equal claim on your hospitality.”
How do you pronounce "warwick"?
Pronounced /ˈwɒɹɪk/.
Etymology
From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).