# Norway

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnɔː.weɪ/ · frequency rank #5,613

## Definitions
1. A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.
2. The former name of a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, now Upper Beaches.
3. A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Norwey, Norweye, Northwey, Norweȝe, Norewæiȝ, Norwæge, from Old English Norþweġ, a calque of Old Norse Norðvegr (“north way”), from norðr (“north”) + vegr (“way”), contrasted with suðrvegr (“south way”), i.e. Germany, and austrvegr (“east way”), the Baltic lands. Norwegian (1607) is from Medieval Latin Norvegia, with the -w- from Norway. Equivalent to North + way.

## Easily confused with
- **Nora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nora-vs-norway)
- **Norma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norma-vs-norway)
- **NORAD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norad-vs-norway)
- **normal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normal-vs-norway)
- **Norman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norman-vs-norway)
- **Norwalk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norwalk-vs-norway)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nnorway`, `norawy`, `norrway`, `norwayy`, `norwway`, `norwya`, `nowray`, `nroway`, `onrway`

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