# Oxnard

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɒksnɑrd/ · frequency rank #43,301

## Definitions
1. The largest city in Ventura County, California, United States.
2. An occupational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English oxanhierde, a compound of oxna + hierde, meaning oxherd.
* (The city in California): Named after founding settler Henry T. Oxnard.

## Easily confused with
- **Oxford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oxford-vs-oxnard)
- **onward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onward-vs-oxnard)

## Common misspellings (9)
`onxard`, `oxanrd`, `oxnadr`, `oxnardd`, `oxnarrd`, `oxnnard`, `oxnrad`, `oxxnard`, `xonard`

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