# Guinness

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɪnɪs/ · frequency rank #15,181

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A brand of dark stout beer from Ireland, one of the most widely recognised brands of beer in the world, named for Arthur Guinness who first brewed it.
3. Guinness World Records.

## Etymology
An Anglicization of an Irish patronymic surname based on Angus.

## Common misspellings (8)
`gguinness`, `giunness`, `guinenss`, `guiness`, `guinnes`, `guinnses`, `guniness`, `uginness`

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