Warwick

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UK/ˈwɒɹɪk/UK/ˈwɒɹwɪk/Canada, US/ˈwɔɹɪk/Canada, US/ˈwɔɹwɪk/

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).

OriginMiddle English Warwyk ← Old English Wǣringwīċ →
CommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).
  2. A local government district in Warwickshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in Leamington Spa.
  3. A habitational surname from Old English from the English town.
  4. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
    1. A community in the County of Minburn, Alberta.
    2. A rural township in Lambton County, Ontario.
    3. A town in Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec.
    4. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
    5. A minor city in Worth County, Georgia.
    6. An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
    7. A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts.
    8. A town and village therein, in Orange County, New York.
    9. A minor city in Benson County, North Dakota.
    10. A township in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
    11. A town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
    12. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
    13. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    14. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
    15. A city in Kent County, Rhode Island.
    16. An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
    17. A parish in Bermuda, named after Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick.
    18. A town and locality in Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia, south-west of Brisbane.
    19. A suburb of Perth in the City of Joondalup, Western Australia.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishWǣringwīċ
  2. Middle EnglishWarwyk
  3. EnglishWarwick

From Middle English Warwyk, from Old English Wǣringwīċ (literally “dwelling by the weir”), from wer (“weir”) + -ing (“of the”, used with masculine nouns) + wīċ (“dwelling place, village”).

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Translations

Arabic وَرِك, وَارِيك
  • وَرِك (warik)county town of Warwickshire
  • وَارِيك (wārīk)county town of Warwickshire
Bulgarian Уорик
  • Уорик (Uorik)county town of Warwickshire
Chinese Cantonese 窩域 /窝域, 和域
  • 窩域 /窝域 (wo¹ wik⁶)county town of Warwickshire
  • 和域 (wo⁴ wik⁶)county town of Warwickshire
  • 華威 /华威 (waa⁴ wai¹)county town of Warwickshire
Chinese Mandarin 華威 /华威, 瓦立克
  • 華威 /华威 (Huáwēi)county town of Warwickshire
  • 瓦立克 (Wǎlìkè)county town of Warwickshire
  • 沃里克 (Wòlǐkè)county town of Warwickshire
Finnish Warwick
  • Warwickcounty town of Warwickshire
French Warwick
  • Warwickcounty town of Warwickshire
Greek Γουόρικ
  • Γουόρικ (Gouórik)county town of Warwickshire
Hebrew ווֹרִיק
  • ווֹרִיק (Vórik)county town of Warwickshire
Hindi वरिक
  • वरिक (varik)county town of Warwickshire
Japanese ウォリック
  • ウォリック (Worikku)county town of Warwickshire
Korean 워릭
  • 워릭 (Worik)county town of Warwickshire
Latin Wārwīcum
  • Wārwīcumcounty town of Warwickshire
Lithuanian Vorikas
  • Vorikascounty town of Warwickshire
Persian واریک
  • واریک (vârik)county town of Warwickshire
Polish Warwick
  • Warwickcounty town of Warwickshire
Russian Уо́рик
  • Уо́рик (Uórik)county town of Warwickshire
Ukrainian Во́рик
  • Во́рик (Vóryk)county town of Warwickshire
Urdu وارک
  • وارک (Wārik)county town of Warwickshire
Welsh Warwig
  • Warwigcounty town of Warwickshire
Yiddish וואָריק
  • וואָריק (vorik)county town of Warwickshire

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Warwick

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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