Berwick

== English == === Etymology === For places in England and Scotland (e.g. North Berwick), from Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English wīc (“settlement”). For the Scottish name, there is the possibility that the second element instead derives from a different word, for which see -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 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɹɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝ.wɪk/ Hyphenation: Ber‧wick Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk === Proper noun === Berwick Any of various places, including: Ellipsis of Berwick-upon-Tweed: a town in Northumberland, England. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Berwick. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Nemaha County, Kansas. A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. A town and census-designated place in York County, Maine. An unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio. A residential neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. A populated place in McHenry County, North Dakota. A borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. A rural community of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1851] Synonym: Congdon Settlement (historical), Curries Corner (historical), Davisons Corner (historical) A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5105). A hamlet in Almondsbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5580). A farming community in Clutha district, Otago, New Zealand. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Casey, Victoria, Australia, named after Berwick upon Tweed. A surname. ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: Berwig ==== See also ==== Berwickshire Berwick-upon-Tweed North Berwick === References ===