# Lancelot

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlæn.sə.lɒt/ · frequency rank #29,714

## Definitions
1. One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
3. A surname.
4. A ghost town in the Mid North region, South Australia, Australia.

## Etymology
From Middle English Launcelot, from Old French Lancelot, from Frankish *Lanzo, hypocoristic form of names beginning in *Land-, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), and diminutive Old French endings -el and -ot.
Related to Old English Landbeorht (modern English Lambert).

## Easily confused with
- **lancet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lancelot-vs-lancet)

## Common misspellings (12)
`alncelot`, `lacnelot`, `lanccelot`, `lancellot`, `lancelott`, `lancelto`, `lanceolt`, `lancleot`, `laneclot`, `lanncelot`, `llancelot`, `lnacelot`

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