# Warwick

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɒɹɪk/ · frequency rank #14,667

## Definitions
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.
5. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
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10. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
11. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
12. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
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14. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
15. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
16. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
17. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
18. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
19. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
20. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
21. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.
22. Any of various other towns and cities around the world taking their name from the English town or from someone with this surname.

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **warlock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warlock-vs-warwick)
- **Warnock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/warnock-vs-warwick)

## Common misspellings (11)
`awrwick`, `wariwck`, `warrwick`, `warwcik`, `warwicck`, `warwickk`, `warwikc`, `warwwick`, `wawrick`, `wrawick`, `wwarwick`

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