# Dorchester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɔː(ɹ)ˌtʃɛstə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #26,762

## Definitions
1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Dorset, southern England, which is the county town (OS grid ref SY6990).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Dorchester-on-Thames Parish Council) in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames (OS grid ref SU5794).
3. A civil parish and shire town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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## Etymology
Ultimately from Celtic *Durno-wāriā (Latin Durnovāria) + Old English ċeaster (“fort, Roman town”).
The civil parish in New Brunswick and Ontario town are named in honour of colonial administrator Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724 - 1808).

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddorchester`, `docrhester`, `dorcchester`, `dorcehster`, `dorchesetr`, `dorchesster`, `dorchesterr`, `dorchestre`, `dorchestter`, `dorchetser`, `dorchhester`, `dorchseter`, `dorhcester`, `dorrchester`, `drochester`, `odrchester`

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