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brereton

/ˈbɹɪətən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
br-ere-ton
IPA
/ˈbɹɪətən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Brereton and Ravenhill parish, Cannock Chase district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK053164).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Saint Philip parish, Barbados.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English brǣr (“briar”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɹɪətən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Breretons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce brereton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪətən/.
What does brereton mean?
A civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ777642).
Where does brereton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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