Creswick

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proper noun

A habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English cærse →
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Meanings

proper nounCreswick (plural Creswicks)

plural Creswicks

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A town in the City of Ballarat and the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcærse“cress”
  2. EnglishCreswick

Habitational surname from a lost settlement situated south-west of Ecclesfield, probably from Old English cærse (“cress”) + wīċ (“village”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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