# Doncaster

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɒnkæstəɹ/ · frequency rank #17,598

## Definitions
1. A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England.
2. A Mohawk Native Reserve in the Laurentides region, Quebec, Canada.
3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
5. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
The Romano-British name was Latin Dānum, from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddoncaster`, `dnocaster`, `docnaster`, `donacster`, `doncasetr`, `doncasster`, `doncasterr`, `doncastre`, `doncastter`, `doncatser`, `donccaster`, `doncsater`, `donncaster`, `odncaster`

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