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throckmorton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
throck-mor-ton
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

Possibly from Old English þroc (“beam bridge”) + mere (“pool”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Throckmortons (plural) Throgmorton (alternative)

Phrases

Throckmorton County

Questions

What does throckmorton mean?
A placename:
Where does throckmorton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce throckmorton

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