Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dayton

/ˈdeɪtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: day-ton
IPA: /ˈdeɪtən/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename, from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

A variant spelling of Deighton. * Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Daytons (plural)

Derived Forms

Daytonian

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce dayton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪtən/.
What does dayton mean?: A surname.
Where does dayton come from?: A variant spelling of Deighton. * Most of the placenames are derived from the surname; or another place named Dayton, that in turn is derived from the surname.

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