# Londonderry

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlʌndənˌdɛɹi/ · frequency rank #27,545

## Definitions
1. A city in County Londonderry, in northwestern Northern Ireland; also known as Derry.
2. One of the six traditional counties of Northern Ireland, known as County Londonderry or County Derry.
3. A village in Exelby, Leeming and Londonderry parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE3087).
4. A suburb of Smethwick, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0087).
5. A suburb of Sydney in City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
6. A ghost town near Coolgardie, Western Australia.
7. An unincorporated community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
8. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States.
10. An unincorporated community in Ross County, Ohio, United States.
11. A town in Windham County, Vermont, United States.
12. A marquisate in the Irish peerage.

## Etymology
From London + Derry, its name until the early 17th century when by decree of a charter granted by James I to a group of London merchants the current name was adopted.

## Common misspellings (16)
`llondonderry`, `lnodonderry`, `lodnonderry`, `londdonderry`, `londnoderry`, `londodnerry`, `londondderry`, `londonderryy`, `londondery`, `londonderyr`, `londondrery`, `londonedrry`, `londonnderry`, `lonndonderry`, `lonodnderry`, `olndonderry`

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