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kitt

/kˈɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
kitt
IPA
/kˈɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

An unincorporated community in Jay County, Indiana, United States.

name

Alternative spelling of Kit (the diminutive of Christopher)

noun

the kittiwake.

British usage

Etymology

* As an English surname, from Kit, a pet form of Christopher; also from kit (“vessel of hooped staves”). * As a German surname, from kit (“sprout, offshoot”), from Middle High German kīde, from Old High German *chīdi, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“sprout, seedling”). Compare Alemannic German chiide.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, kīde, *chīdi, *kīþą

Usage

Inflected Forms

kitts (plural)

Phrases

Kitt Green Kitts Green

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split admit quit kit commit submit

Questions

How do you pronounce kitt?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪt/.
What does kitt mean?
A surname.
Where does kitt come from?
It is traced to German.

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