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folkestone

/ˈfoʊkstən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
folke-stone
IPA
/ˈfoʊkstən/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Folca, genitive singular *Folcan + stān (“stone”). The change to folces stan is probably due to false association with Old English folc (“people”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Folkestone and Hythe

Questions

How do you pronounce folkestone?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊkstən/.
What does folkestone mean?
A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2235).
Where does folkestone come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce folkestone

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