Southwick

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/ˈsʌðɪk/

proper noun

A village in Southwick and Widley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6208).

OriginOld English sūþ →
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Meanings

proper nounSouthwick (countable and uncountable, plural Southwicks)

plural Southwicks

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Southwick and Widley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6208).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref TL0192).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the north side of the River Wear (OS grid ref NZ3858).
    4. countableuncountableA town in Adur district, West Sussex (OS grid ref TQ2405).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8355).
  2. uncountableA town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsūþ“south”
  2. EnglishSouthwick

From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”). By surface analysis, south + -wick.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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