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boughton

/bˈaʊtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
boughton
IPA
/bˈaʊtən/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bucca, a byname from bucc (“buck, he-goat”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Boughtons (plural)

Phrases

Boughton Malherbe Boughton under Blean Ollerton and Boughton

Rhymes With

bouton outen auten howton scouten routon

Questions

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

How to pronounce boughton

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