# Morecambe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɔːkəm/ · frequency rank #39,920

## Definitions
1. A resort town and civil parish with a town council in Lancaster district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4364).

## Etymology
Antiquarian revival of Ancient Greek Μορικάμπε (Morikámpe), from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *kambos (“crooked”)

## Common misspellings (13)
`mmorecambe`, `moercambe`, `morceambe`, `moreacmbe`, `morecabme`, `morecambbe`, `morecameb`, `morecammbe`, `moreccambe`, `morecmabe`, `morrecambe`, `mroecambe`, `omrecambe`

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