Re: Wick?

[Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>]

At 20:36 29/08/99 -0500, you wrote:
>What is the derivation of the name of Wick, Scotland?
>
>John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>
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Dear John,

I'm sure you will have hundreds of people rushing to tell you about the 
meaning of
Wick which is simply from the Norse 'vik' or bay.

There are many place-names with 'wick' in them beginning with:

                         Chiswick (here in London)
                         Berwick in Scotland and England
                         York - yarvik - in Yorkshire
                         Lerwick in Shetland
                         Narvik in Norway
                         Ornskoldvik in Sweden
                         Reykjavik in Iceland
                         etc.  etc.


Niven

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