Barwick

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proper noun

A hamlet in Standon parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3819).

OriginOld English bere →
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Meanings

proper nounBarwick (countable and uncountable, plural Barwicks)

plural Barwicks

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Standon parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3819).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF8035).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Barwick and Stoford parish, Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5613).
    4. countableuncountableA community in Chapple township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.
    5. countableuncountableA city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbere“barley”
  2. EnglishBarwick

From Old English bere (“barley”) + wīc (“village”).

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APA

Barwick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barwick

MLA

“Barwick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barwick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barwick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barwick.

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