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ecton

/ˈɛktən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
ec-ton
IPA
/ˈɛktən/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Wetton parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0958).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ecca + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ectons (plural)

Rhymes With

pectin becton nekton

Questions

How do you pronounce ecton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛktən/.
What does ecton mean?
A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, east of Northampton, and previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8263).
Where does ecton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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