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helston

/ˈhɛl.stən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
hel-ston
IPA
/ˈhɛl.stən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6527).

Etymology

From Cornish Hellys (“old court”) + -ton.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Helstonian

Questions

How do you pronounce helston?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛl.stən/.
What does helston mean?
A town and civil parish in south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW6527).
Where does helston come from?
From Cornish Hellys (“old court”) + -ton.

How to pronounce helston

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