"Beswick" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Beswicks [plural], Bestwick [alternative]
Etymology: Partly from Middle English Bexwic, from Old English *Bēaceswīc (literally “Beac's farm”); and partly the Old Norse personal name Bø̄si or Besi + Old English wīc (“village”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Bexwic}} Middle English Bexwic, {{inh|en|ang|*Bēaceswīc|lit=Beac's farm}} Old English *Bēaceswīc (literally “Beac's farm”), {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{der|en|ang|wīc|t=village}} Old English wīc (“village”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Beswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks)
  1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Places in England, Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Beswick-en-name-As0UGLYX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -wick, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wick: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Beswick-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English terms suffixed with -wick Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -wick: 45 55

Inflected forms

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