# Romney

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹɒmni/ · frequency rank #12,317

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. An English earldom.

## Etymology
From a name of a village in Kent (see Old Romney), from a compound of Latin rumen (“gullet”) and Old English ēa (“river”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ronny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romney-vs-ronny)
- **Rooney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romney-vs-rooney)
- **Rowley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romney-vs-rowley)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rome-vs-romney)
- **Romeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/romeo-vs-romney)
- **Ramsey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramsey-vs-romney)
- **Rodney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodney-vs-romney)
- **Rommel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rommel-vs-romney)
- **Rainey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rainey-vs-romney)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ormney`, `rmoney`, `romeny`, `rommney`, `romneyy`, `romnney`, `romnye`, `ronmey`, `rromney`

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