Etymology

Ipswich

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Today it means: A port town and borough in and the county town of Suffolk, England. Full definition →

Old English wīċ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromwīċ“port, bay”
  2. English todayIpswich

From the Old English personal name Gip, genitive case Gipes + Old English wīċ (“port, bay”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwīċ all →

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