# Everton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛvətən/ · frequency rank #11,208

## Definitions
1. A placename:
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9. A habitational surname from Old English.
10. A male given name transferred from the surname.
11. A football club, Everton F.C.

## Etymology
From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + tūn (“settlement”).

## Easily confused with
- **everyone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/everton-vs-everyone)
- **exertion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/everton-vs-exertion)
- **Emerson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emerson-vs-everton)
- **Egerton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egerton-vs-everton)
- **Edgerton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edgerton-vs-everton)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eevrton`, `everotn`, `everrton`, `evertno`, `evertonn`, `evertton`, `evetron`, `evreton`, `evverton`, `veerton`

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