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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colston

/kˈoʊlstən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
col-ston
IPA
/kˈoʊlstən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Kolr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Colstons (plural)

Phrases

Car Colston Colston Bassett

Rhymes With

holston rolston gholston golston polston

Questions

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

How to pronounce colston

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kˈoʊlstən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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