# Palmerston

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɑːməstən/ · frequency rank #32,959

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A satellite city and local government area (City of Palmerston) near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Palmerston was the original name of Darwin itself, before being renamed in 1911.
3. A suburb of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Derived from the surname Palmer.
4. An unincorporated community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
5. A town in Waitaki district, North Otago, New Zealand.

## Etymology
Most places were named after Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, usually known as Lord Palmerston.

## Common misspellings (16)
`aplmerston`, `palemrston`, `pallmerston`, `palmerrston`, `palmersotn`, `palmersston`, `palmerstno`, `palmerstonn`, `palmerstton`, `palmertson`, `palmesrton`, `palmmerston`, `palmreston`, `pamlerston`, `plamerston`, `ppalmerston`

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