# Newburgh

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,792

## Definitions
1. A town in Fife council area, Scotland, situated on the Firth of Tay (OS grid ref NO2318).
2. A coastal village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, near the mouth of the Ythan (OS grid ref NJ9925).
3. A hamlet in north Aberdeenshire council area (OS grid ref NJ9659).
4. A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4810).
5. A locality and civil parish (without a council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE5476).
6. A community and former village in Stone Mills, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
7. A town on the Ohio River in Warrick County, Indiana, United States.
8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States.
9. A city and town in Orange County, New York, United States, named after Newburgh, Fife.
10. A former township, now part of Cleveland, Ohio, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English nĭwe burh, equivalent to new + burgh. Doublet of Newbury.

## Easily confused with
- **Newbury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newburgh-vs-newbury)

## Common misspellings (13)
`enwburgh`, `nebwurgh`, `newbburgh`, `newbrugh`, `newbugrh`, `newburggh`, `newburghh`, `newburhg`, `newburrgh`, `newubrgh`, `newwburgh`, `nnewburgh`, `nweburgh`

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