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billington

/bˈɪlɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
billing-ton
IPA
/bˈɪlɪŋtən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7335).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Bradley parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8820).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two different origins: * The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name *Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”). * The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Billingtons (plural) Billinton (alternative)

Phrases

Great Billington Little Billington

Rhymes With

millington shillington

Questions

How do you pronounce billington?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɪlɪŋtən/.
What does billington mean?
A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England; the parish was previously named Great Billington (OS grid ref SP9422).
Where does billington come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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