Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atherton

/ˈæθɚtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: ather-ton
IPA: /ˈæθɚtən/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Example Sentences

"For years, celebrities and tech titans have flocked to Atherton, Calif., a suburb in the heart of Silicon Valley. Given the town’s ultrawealthy residents, it may come as no surprise that Atherton is where one finds the most expensive ZIP code in the United States based on home prices, according to a study by RealtyHop."

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Æþelhere + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), equivalent to Old English Æþelhere + -ton.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈæθɚtən/
British English: /ˈæθətən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Athertons (plural) Atterton (alternative) Eatherton (alternative) Etherton (alternative)

Derived Forms

Athertonian

Phrases

Atherton ctenotus Jiles-Atherton model

Questions

How do you pronounce atherton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæθɚtən/.
What does atherton mean?: A placename:
Where does atherton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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