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fitton

/fˈɪtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
fit-ton
IPA
/fˈɪtən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Two possible origins: * From Middle English fiton, fittin (“lie, falsehood”), a nickname for a liar or cheat. * A habitational surname from a minor place in Cambridgeshire, from Old Norse fit (“grassland on the bank of a river”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fittons (plural)

Rhymes With

written britain gettin' kitten bitten rewritten unwritten smitten britton briton britten witten

Questions

How do you pronounce fitton?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪtən/.
What does fitton mean?
A surname.
Where does fitton come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fitton

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