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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deighton

/dˈeɪtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
deighton
IPA
/dˈeɪtən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
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

Etymology

From Old English dīċ (“ditch, trench, moat”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”); compare the doublet Ditton.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Deightons (plural) Dayton (alternative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

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

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