# Lothian

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlo.ði.ən/ · frequency rank #27,201

## Definitions
1. An area and former region of Scotland, including Edinburgh.
2. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
3. A Scottish marquisate.
4. A habitational surname.

## Etymology
Potentially from Proto-Celtic *lutā.
According to A. D. Mills, in A Dictionary of British Place Names, named after "one Leudonus".

## Easily confused with
- **lotion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lothian-vs-lotion)
- **Lohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lohan-vs-lothian)
- **Latvian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latvian-vs-lothian)

## Common misspellings (10)
`llothian`, `lohtian`, `lothain`, `lothhian`, `lothiann`, `lothina`, `lotihan`, `lotthian`, `ltohian`, `olthian`

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