# Mayfair

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmeɪfɛə/ · frequency rank #28,621

## Definitions
1. An annual two-week-long fair that took place in central London between 1686 and 1764.
2. An urban area of London in the City of Westminster, Greater London, named after this fair (OS grid ref TQ2880).
3. A place in Canada:
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11. A suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng province, South Africa.
12. A suburb of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

## Etymology
From May + fair.

## Common misspellings (10)
`amyfair`, `mafyair`, `mayafir`, `mayfairr`, `mayfari`, `mayffair`, `mayfiar`, `mayyfair`, `mmayfair`, `myafair`

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