Renwick

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proper noun

A village in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY596435).

OriginOld English hræfn →
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Meanings

proper nounRenwick (countable and uncountable, plural Renwicks)

plural Renwicks · alternative Renick

  1. countableuncountableA village in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY596435).
  2. countableuncountableA minor city in Humboldt County, Iowa, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA small town in Marlborough region, New Zealand.
  4. countableuncountableA locality in Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhræfn“raven”
  2. EnglishRenwick

From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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