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beatty

/ˈbi.ɾi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
beat-ty
IPA
/ˈbi.ɾi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, British admiral in the First World War

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Nye County, Nevada, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * From a pet form of the personal name Bartholomew. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhiadhtaigh (“son of the victualer”), from biadhtach (“victualer, hospitaller”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbi.ɾi/
  • British English: /ˈbi.ti/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Beattys (plural)

Derived Forms

Beattyville

Rhymes With

treaty graffiti sweetie tahiti meaty beattie petey beaty politi viti entreaty wapiti

Questions

How do you pronounce beatty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbi.ɾi/.
What does beatty mean?
A surname.
Where does beatty come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce beatty

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