# Geddes

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɛdɪs/ · frequency rank #38,858

## Definitions
1. A locality in Nairnshire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH8852).
2. A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic from the village.
3. A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic from Geddie, perhaps a nickname derived from gedd (“pike”).
4. An unincorporated community in Ann Arbor Charter Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
5. A town in Onondaga County, New York; named for American engineer and surveyor James Geddes.
6. A minor city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota; perhaps named for an early settler, or for railroad official D. C. Geddes.

## Easily confused with
- **genes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-genes)
- **gender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-gender)
- **grades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-grades)
- **guides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-guides)
- **glides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-glides)
- **glades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-glades)
- **goddess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-goddess)
- **Genders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geddes-vs-genders)

## Common misspellings (7)
`egddes`, `gdedes`, `geddess`, `geddse`, `gededs`, `gedes`, `ggeddes`

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