# Herculaneum

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌhɜːkjuˈleɪni.əm/ · frequency rank #76,841

## Definitions
1. An ancient town in modern Campania, Italy, which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin Herculaneum, named for the mythical figure Hercules.

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