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horton

/ˈhɔɹ.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
hor-ton
IPA
/ˈhɔɹ.tən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in England:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The majority of the English toponyms derive from Old English horh (“mud, slime”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). The village in Gloucestershire derives from Old English heorot (“stag, hart”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɔɹ.tən/
  • British English: /ˈhɔː.tən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hortons (plural)

Derived Forms

Hortonville

Phrases

Great Horton Horton Green Horton in Ribblesdale Horton Kirby Horton's syndrome Monks Horton Tim Hortons Upper Horton

Rhymes With

norton morton shorten orton wharton morten gorton lorton warton borton forton dorton

Questions

How do you pronounce horton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹ.tən/.
What does horton mean?
A town and locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
Where does horton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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