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eggleston

/ˈɛɡəlstən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
eggle-ston
IPA
/ˈɛɡəlstən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY984227).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + -s- + tūn (“settlement”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Egglestons (plural) Egleston (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce eggleston?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɡəlstən/.
What does eggleston mean?
A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY984227).
Where does eggleston come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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