berwick

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromwīc“settlement”
2. Old English · inherited frombere“barley”
3. English todayBerwick

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 -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.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• From 1851 A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.