# Boynton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,094

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A placename:
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Bōfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement; town”).

## Easily confused with
- **Boston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boston-vs-boynton)
- **Bolton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolton-vs-boynton)
- **Benton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benton-vs-boynton)
- **Boulton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boulton-vs-boynton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bboynton`, `bonyton`, `boynnton`, `boynotn`, `boyntno`, `boyntonn`, `boyntton`, `boytnon`, `boyynton`, `byonton`, `obynton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boynton