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Meaning & History
Weeks is an English surname derived from the Old English element wic, meaning "village" or "town". It is a topographic or habitation name originally given to someone who lived in or near a village, or who came from a place named with this element. Variants include Weekes. This surname is part of a family of related forms in other languages, some of which also trace back to the same Old English root, ultimately from the Latin vicus (village). Related names include the Dutch Van Wijk, the German Wieck, the Spanish Vico, and the Spanish/Portuguese Vigo. These all converge on a meaning of a settlement or hamlet, reflecting the movement and adaptation of place-name terms across Europe.