Keswick

English

Etymology

From Old English ċȳse (“cheese”) and wīc (“farm”); alternatively, cheese +‎ -wick; the alteration of "ch" to "k" is down to Old Norse influence.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛzɪk/

Proper noun

Keswick

  1. A market town in Cumbria, England, formerly in Cumberland.
  2. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.

See also
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