Name Element WĪC

Type Word
Usage Anglo-Saxon

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "village, town" [1], ultimately from Latin vicus.

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesvicus(Ancient Roman) wijk(Dutch)
Given Name DescendantsChadwick, Warrick, Warwick(English)
Surname DescendantsChadwick, Hardwick, Strudwick, Warrick, Warwick, Weekes, Wickham(English)
Place Name DescendantsChadwick, Warwick, Wickham(English)

Sources & References

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

Entry added January 21, 2022