Wick as part of a place name, for example Todwick, what's the origin and where from.?

Question

Wick as part of a place name, for example Todwick, what's the origin and where from.?

Answer 1

The first answerer above is on the right track but then there is the issue of Wicklow in Ireland.  Now it is just possible that Wicklow is of Viking origin, since the Vikings settled in the Dublin area and probably further south too.

So, my guess is that Wick- comes from Norse/Viking.

Wick airport Scotland

http://www.hial.co.uk/wick-airport.html

It just gets on yer wick in the end. . . .

Answer 2

WICK

The place-name element -wick or -wich is found in many English place-names. We have to be careful how we interpret this. Some -wicks no doubt have the Scandinavian -vik (creek or bay) as their root, especially if they are found on the coast of The Danelaw. Others, though, have their origin in the Anglo-Saxon word for a port, or any other place with a specific trading or manufacturing purpose.

WICK

Has several meanings. At the beginning of a name, like Wickham, it is usually derived from the Roman word 'vicus', which meant vicinity. At the end of a name wick sometimes meant trading place e.g. Norwich was the north wick. It could also mean a port like Greenwich. Or it could mean a specialised farm e.g. Gatwick was a goat farm and Chiswick was a cheese farm.

Answer 3

Wick is from theScandanavian work VIK which means a harbour . You find it in the name Wicklow in Ireland.and in the word Viking .