# Trenton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɹɛn.tən/ · frequency rank #19,996

## Definitions
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19. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada.
20. A community in Quinte West, Ontario, Canada.
21. A male given name transferred from the place name.

## Etymology
Originally named "Trent's town" in the 17th century, after a Quaker, William Trent.
The town in Nova Scotia is named after the capital of New Jersey.

## Easily confused with
- **triton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trenton-vs-triton)
- **Trent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trent-vs-trenton)
- **Teton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-trenton)
- **tendon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tendon-vs-trenton)
- **treason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/treason-vs-trenton)
- **Taunton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taunton-vs-trenton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtenton`, `ternton`, `trennton`, `trenotn`, `trentno`, `trentonn`, `trentton`, `tretnon`, `trneton`, `trrenton`, `ttrenton`

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