beaton
/bˈitən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A locality and former settlement (now flooded) in West Kootenay region, British Columbia, Canada.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
Several origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Béthune in northern France * Patronymic surname and pet name from a short form of Bartholomew or Beatrice * Variant of McBeth
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