Name Element WIC

Type Word

Usage Anglo-Saxon [1], Old Dutch

Meaning & History

Old English and Old Dutch word meaning "village, town", ultimately from Latin vicus.

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesvicus(Ancient Roman)

Given Name DescendantsChadwick, Warrick, Warwick(English)

Surname DescendantsBaardwijk(Dutch) Chadwick, Fenwick, Hardwick, Strudwick, Warrick, Warwick, Weekes, Weeks, Wickham(English)

Place Name DescendantsChadwick, Warwick, Wickham(English)

Sources & References

Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 1212, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.

Entry added December 7, 2022