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ampthill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
ampthill
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0337).

Etymology

Mentioned as Ammetelle in the Domesday Book, this placename derives from Old English ǣmethyll (“anthill”), probably because this site was once infested by ants.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ampthill mean?
A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0337).
Where does ampthill come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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