Berwick

English Etymology For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from en ang bere barley + en ang wīc settlement. For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from en -wick. Places outside England and Scotland are generally named, possibly indirectly, after places in England, including Berwick-upon-Tweed. The town in Nova Scotia is named after the town in Maine. The name was chosen by a local resident who had travelled through the community in Maine and was impressed by its neatness. Pronunciation en /ˈbɛɹɪk/ RP en /ˈbɝ.wɪk/ General American en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Berwick.wav Southern England en Ber wick en ɛɹɪk 2 Proper noun Any of various places, including: en @ellip of:Berwick-upon-Tweed town co/Northumberland cc/England. en en number of places c/USA: en unincorporated community co/Warren County s/Illinois. en unincorporated community co/Polk County s/Iowa. en unincorporated community co/Nemaha County s/Kansas. en town par/St. Mary Parish s/Louisiana. en town/and/CDP co/York County s/Maine. TopoZone: Berwick, Maine en unincorporated community co/Newton County s/Missouri. en unincorporated community co/Seneca County s/Ohio. en residential neighborhood city/Columbus s/Ohio. en populated place co/McHenry County s/North Dakota. en borough in co/Columbia County s/Pennsylvania. en rural community co/Kings County p/New Brunswick c/Canada. en town p/Nova Scotia c/Canada. From 1851 en Congdon Settlement historical, en Curries Corner historical, en Davisons Corner historical en village/and/cpar in dist/Wealden co/East Sussex cc/England OS grid ref TQ5105. Parish map (East Sussex) en hamlet par/Almondsbury uauth/South Gloucestershire co/Gloucestershire cc/England OS grid ref ST5580. en farming community dist/Clutha r/Otago c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map en suburb city/Melbourne in the City of Casey, s/Victoria c/Australia, named after en Berwick upon Tweed. en. Related terms en Berwickshire Berwick-upon-Tweed North Berwick South Berwick Descendants cy 1 Berwig References en terms suffixed with -wick