Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirk hammerton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
kirk ham-mer-ton
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Recorded as Kyrkehamerton (1286), "Hammerton with the church", from Middle English kyrke and Old Norse kirkja + the Hamerton family.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kyrke, kirkja

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Questions

What does kirk hammerton mean?
A village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4655).
Where does kirk hammerton come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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