# Fraser

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɹeɪzə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #9,335

## Definitions
1. A Scottish surname from Old French thought to be of Norman origin.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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## Etymology
Scottish surname thought to be from Norman, but not corresponding to any obvious places in France; perhaps a corrupted transcription of a Middle Irish name. More at Fraser.

## Easily confused with
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fraser-vs-freer)
- **fryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fraser-vs-fryer)
- **frayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fraser-vs-frayed)
- **fresher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fraser-vs-fresher)
- **frame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frame-vs-fraser)
- **Faber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faber-vs-fraser)
- **faker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faker-vs-fraser)
- **fader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fraser)
- **faster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faster-vs-fraser)
- **frames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frames-vs-fraser)
- **framed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/framed-vs-fraser)

## Common misspellings (9)
`farser`, `ffraser`, `fraesr`, `fraserr`, `frasre`, `frasser`, `frraser`, `frsaer`, `rfaser`

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