Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bethune

/bəθjˈun/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: bethune
IPA: /bəθjˈun/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Norman habitational surname, from the city of Béthune, in Artois.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bethunes (plural)

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon typhoon platoon

Questions

How do you pronounce bethune?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəθjˈun/.
What does bethune mean?: A surname from Norman.
Where does bethune come from?: From the Norman habitational surname, from the city of Béthune, in Artois.

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