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branton

/bɹˈæntən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
bran-ton
IPA
/bɹˈæntən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English Branton, Braunton, Brampton, Brombton, Bremtone, variants of Middle English Brampdon, Bromdun, Bremedon, etc., from Old English brōmdūn, equivalent to broom + down (“hill”). Doublet of Brandon.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Branton, Brampdon, brōmdūn

Inflected Forms

Brantons (plural)

Rhymes With

canton stanton scranton plantain blanton danton manton clanton banton panton santon glanton

Questions

How do you pronounce branton?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈæntən/.
What does branton mean?
A surname.
Where does branton come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce branton

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