# Williamstown

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,575

## Definitions
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14. A community in South Glengarry, eastern Ontario, Canada.
15. An area of Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland.
16. A village in County Galway, Ireland.
17. A suburb of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0406).
18. A suburban village near Penygraig, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0090).
19. A town north-east of Adelaide, South Australia.
20. A suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia.
21. A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

## Etymology
* From Williams + town.
** (Kansas): Founded in 1865 by local property owners Mapes, Williams & Moore.
** (New Jersey): Renamed after John Williams, grandson of prominent landowner Richard Penn who left him the land.
** (New York): Renamed in honor of Judge Henry Williams shortly after he relocated there in 1802.
** (Ohio): Named after John W. Williams who laid out it in 1834.
** (West Virginia): Named for Isaac Williams (1737–1820), who settled there in 1787.
* From William + -s- + town.
** (Victoria): Renamed after William IV, then the English monarch.

## Easily confused with
- **Williamson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/williamson-vs-williamstown)

## Common misspellings (17)
`iwlliamstown`, `wiliamstown`, `wililamstown`, `willaimstown`, `williammstown`, `williamsotwn`, `williamsstown`, `williamstonw`, `williamstownn`, `williamstowwn`, `williamsttown`, `williamstwon`, `williamtsown`, `williasmtown`, `willimastown`, `wliliamstown`, `wwilliamstown`

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