dutton
/dˈʌtən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.20 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Etymology
The village in Cheshire is from Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the civil parish in Lancashire is from the Old English personal name Dudda + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: dūn, -
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Dutton/Dunwich