# Wimbledon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪmbəldən/ · frequency rank #12,891

## Definitions
1. A suburban town and the principal business area in the borough of Merton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2470).
2. A minor city in Pierce Township, Barnes County, North Dakota, United States.
3. A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
4. A rural locality in Tararua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.
5. The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.

## Etymology
From an Old English name (probably *Wynnmann, or alternatively *Wynebeald) + dūn (“hill”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`iwmbledon`, `wibmledon`, `wimbbledon`, `wimbeldon`, `wimbldeon`, `wimbleddon`, `wimbledno`, `wimbledonn`, `wimbleodn`, `wimblledon`, `wimlbedon`, `wimmbledon`, `wmibledon`, `wwimbledon`

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