# Doherty

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,060

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A locality in Temagami municipality, Nipissing District, north-eastern Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
From Irish Ó Dochartaigh.

## Easily confused with
- **Dougherty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doherty-vs-dougherty)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddoherty`, `dhoerty`, `doehrty`, `doherrty`, `dohertty`, `dohertyy`, `doheryt`, `dohetry`, `dohherty`, `dohrety`, `odherty`

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