# Maryland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ · frequency rank #4,539

## Definitions
1. A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
2. A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.
3. A former colony of England, from 1632 to 1707, and of Great Britain, from 1707 to 1776, roughly matching the present state.
4. A town in Otsego County, New York; named for the state.
5. A deserted village on Brownsea Island in Dorset, England; named for the wife of the founder (OS grid ref SZ0188).
6. A neighbourhood in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England; named for the state (OS grid ref TQ3984).
7. A hamlet in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5105).
8. A county of Liberia. Capital: Harper.
9. A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
10. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
11. A surname.

## Etymology
From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.

## Easily confused with
- **mainland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mainland-vs-maryland)
- **Maitland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maitland-vs-maryland)
- **Marchand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marchand-vs-maryland)

## Common misspellings (13)
`amryland`, `marlyand`, `marryland`, `maryalnd`, `maryladn`, `marylandd`, `marylannd`, `marylland`, `marylnad`, `maryyland`, `mayrland`, `mmaryland`, `mrayland`

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