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Sedgwick

Sedgwick proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Sedgwick

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

Origin of Sedgwick

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

Words formed from Sedgwick

Questions about Sedgwick

What does Sedgwick mean?
Sedgwick means a surname.
What part of speech is Sedgwick?
Sedgwick is a proper noun.

Words near Sedgwick in the dictionary

  1. sedgiest
  2. sedginess
  3. Sedgley
  4. Sedgleys
  5. Sedgman
  6. Sedgwick
  7. Sedgwick County
  8. Sedgwickian
  9. sedgy
  10. sedigraphy
  11. sedile

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