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clayton

/ˈkleɪtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
clay-ton
IPA
/ˈkleɪtən/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

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name

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English Claytone, Cleyton, from Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure, settlement; town”). Analyzable as clay + -ton.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Claytons (plural)

Derived Forms

Claytonian Clayton's Claytons Claytonville

Phrases

Clayton Bridge Clayton County Clayton-le-Moors Clayton motion Clayton South Clayton West Clayton with Frickley

Synonyms

Clayton's Claytonville

Rhymes With

satan peyton dayton straighten leighton payton layton creighton drayton brayton slayton aten

Questions

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

How to pronounce clayton

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