# Lomax

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,164

## Definitions
1. A former region in Lancashire, England (believed to be Lumhalghs).
2. A habitational surname.
3. A place name in the United States, from the surname:
4. A place name in the United States, from the surname:
5. A place name in the United States, from the surname:
6. A place name in the United States, from the surname:

## Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English Lumhalghes, from Northumbrian Old English *Lummhālas, from *lumm (“pool”) + hālas (“corners”).

## Easily confused with
- **lox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lomax-vs-lox)
- **Lora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lomax-vs-lora)
- **loyal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lomax-vs-loyal)
- **Lyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lomax-vs-lyman)
- **lax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lax-vs-lomax)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loa-vs-lomax)
- **loan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loan-vs-lomax)
- **load** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/load-vs-lomax)
- **LMAO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lmao-vs-lomax)
- **lima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lima-vs-lomax)
- **loaf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loaf-vs-lomax)
- **lama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lama-vs-lomax)
- **Lola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lola-vs-lomax)
- **loma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loma-vs-lomax)
- **loam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/loam-vs-lomax)
- **local** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/local-vs-lomax)
- **logan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/logan-vs-lomax)
- **Lamar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lamar-vs-lomax)
- **Lohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lohan-vs-lomax)

## Common misspellings (7)
`llomax`, `lmoax`, `loamx`, `lomaxx`, `lommax`, `lomxa`, `olmax`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lomax