Way Wick
hamlet · North Somerset
Old NorseSurmised
Suggested2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name means 'the bay by the road'. It combines the Old Norse word 'vík', meaning a bay or inlet, with 'veg', meaning road.
Word origins
- Way
- Old Norseroad(from veg "way, road")
- Wick
- Old Norsebay, inlet(from vík "bay, creek")
Historical forms
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