# Mansfield

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,745

## Definitions
1. A town in Nottinghamshire, England.
2. Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
3. A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
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27. A suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
28. A town in eastern Victoria, Australia.
29. A local government area in Victoria, Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Mansfield.
30. A surname.
31. Ellipsis of Mansfield College, Oxford.

## Etymology
From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

## Easily confused with
- **Mayfield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mansfield-vs-mayfield)
- **minefield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mansfield-vs-minefield)

## Common misspellings (14)
`amnsfield`, `manfsield`, `mannsfield`, `mansfeild`, `mansffield`, `mansfiedl`, `mansfieldd`, `mansfielld`, `mansfiled`, `mansifeld`, `manssfield`, `masnfield`, `mmansfield`, `mnasfield`

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