Fenwick

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proper noun

A small village in Kyloe parish, north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0640).

OriginOld English fenn →
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Meanings

proper nounFenwick (countable and uncountable, plural Fenwicks)

plural Fenwicks

  1. countableuncountableA small village in Kyloe parish, north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU0640).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Doncaster district, South Yorkshire, England.
  3. countableuncountableA village in East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4643).
  4. countableuncountableA borough of Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.
  5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.
  7. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishfenn“fen, marsh”
  2. EnglishFenwick

From Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”), equivalent to fen + -wick.

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Cite this entry
APA

Fenwick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenwick

MLA

“Fenwick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenwick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fenwick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fenwick.

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