# Putney

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpʌtni/ · frequency rank #43,867

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A suburban town in the borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2475).
3. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
5. A town in Vermont.
6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
7. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.

## Etymology
From Old English personal name Putta, genitive case Puttan + hȳþ (“landing place”).

## Easily confused with
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putney-vs-putty)
- **putter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putney-vs-putter)
- **Pune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pune-vs-putney)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puny-vs-putney)
- **Petey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-putney)
- **Putnam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putnam-vs-putney)
- **pulley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulley-vs-putney)

## Common misspellings (9)
`pputney`, `ptuney`, `puntey`, `puteny`, `putneyy`, `putnney`, `putnye`, `puttney`, `uptney`

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