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broxton

/bɹˈɑkstən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
brox-ton
IPA
/bɹˈɑkstən/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
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 Old English burgæsn (“burial place”); the suffix -ton is not historical and it's the product of a the development of the original ending -son.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Broxtons (plural)

Rhymes With

croxton oxton

Questions

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

How to pronounce broxton

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