Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elliston

/ˈɛ.lɪs.tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: El-lis-ton
IPA: /ˈɛ.lɪs.tən/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

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An unincorporated community in Fairplay Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States; from Ellis + -ton.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana, United States; probably from Ellis + -ton.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A coastal town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after Ellen Liston.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A local government area in this area of South Australia; in full, the District Council of Elliston.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

In Newfoundland, from Ellis (a surname) + -ton. The town is named after missionary William Ellis (1780 - 1837).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ellis

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ellistons (plural)

Synonyms

Bird Island Cove

Questions

How do you pronounce elliston?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛ.lɪs.tən/.
What does elliston mean?: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Where does elliston come from?: In Newfoundland, from Ellis (a surname) + -ton. The town is named after missionary William Ellis (1780 - 1837).

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