# Lerwick

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛɹɪk/ · frequency rank #75,153

## Definitions
1. A town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.

## Etymology
From Norn Larvik, from Old Norse Leirvík, from leir (“clay”) + vík (“bay”).

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