# Alnwick

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈænɪk/ · frequency rank #66,457

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in and the county town of Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1813).
2. A former local government district in Northumberland, England, abolished on 1 April 2009 and merged into the Northumberland unitary authority.
3. A habitational surname

## Etymology
From the name of the river Aln + Old English wīċ (“dairy farm”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alnwick