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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morton

[ˈmɔɹtn̩]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
mor-ton
IPA
[ˈmɔɹtn̩]
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

name

Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

Etymology

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈmɔɹtn̩]
  • British English: [ˈmɔːtn̩]

Inflected Forms

Mortons (plural)

Derived Forms

Mortonian

Phrases

Boissevain-Morton Fiskerton cum Morton Morton and Hanthorpe Morton code Morton County Morton-on-Swale Morton on the Hill Morton order

Frequently Paired Words

Moreton

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce morton?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈmɔɹtn̩].
What does morton mean?
Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.
Where does morton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce morton

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