Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

norton

/ˈnɔɹtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables
nor-ton
IPA
/ˈnɔɹtən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English norþ (“north”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The parish in New Brunswick is named after Norton, Massachusetts.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɔɹtən/
  • British English: /ˈnɔːtən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nortons (plural)

Derived Forms

Nortonville

Phrases

Burnham Norton Chipping Norton Cold Norton East Norton Greens Norton Hook Norton Kings Norton King's Norton

Synonyms

Norton-on-Tees

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce norton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɔɹtən/.
What does norton mean?
Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure.
Where does norton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce norton

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