Etymology

Southwick

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Today it means: A village in Southwick and Widley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6208). Full definition →

Old English sūþ
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromsūþ“south”
  2. English todaySouthwick

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”). By surface analysis, south + -wick.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsūþ all →

southSudburySutcliffeSouthallSouthworthSouthamSoutheySeddingtonSouthcoteSouthropSudboroughSudbourneSudbrookeSudellSudlow

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