Sedgwick

English

Etymology

From Sicges (genitive singular of Old English personal name Sicg) + wīċ (“dairy farm”).

Proper noun

Sedgwick

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD5187).
  3. A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, named after Adam Sedgwick.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Lawrence County, Arkansas.
    2. A statutory town in Sedgwick County, Colorado, named for Fort Sedgwick.
    3. A city in Harvey County and Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    4. A town in Hancock County, Maine.
    5. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Missouri, named after John Sedgwick.
    6. An unincorporated community in the town of Sanborn, Ashland County, Wisconsin.

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