Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broughton

/bɹɔːtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
broughton
IPA
/bɹɔːtən/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A number of places in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English beorg (“mountain, hill”) or brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Broughtons (plural)

Derived Forms

Broughtonian

Phrases

Brant Broughton Broughton and Bretton Broughton and Old Dalby Broughton Astley Broughton Cross Broughton Gifford Broughton Hamlet Broughton in Furness

Rhymes With

houghton lawton naughton mcnaughton laughton haughton watton macnaughton auton boughten

Questions

How do you pronounce broughton?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɔːtən/.
What does broughton mean?
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
Where does broughton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce broughton

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