Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eastoft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
east-oft
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English, alternatively spelt Eastaughffe, Eastoff, or Eastaugh.

Etymology

From (village) Danish eski (“ash tree”) (from Old Norse aska) + toft (“homestead, hillock”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does eastoft mean?
A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE8016).
Where does eastoft come from?
It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce eastoft

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