# Wedgwood

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,570

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from a place in Staffordshire.
2. The ceramic ware with white embossed cameos made by Josiah Wedgwood, English potter.

## Etymology
From Old English wice (“wych elm”) + wudu (“wood”).

## Easily confused with
- **Westwood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wedgwood-vs-westwood)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ewdgwood`, `wdegwood`, `weddgwood`, `wedggwood`, `wedgowod`, `wedgwod`, `wedgwodo`, `wedgwoodd`, `wedgwwood`, `wedwgood`, `wegdwood`, `wwedgwood`

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