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girton

/ɡˈɝtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
gir-ton
IPA
/ɡˈɝtən/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Ellipsis of Girton College, Cambridge.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Girtons (plural) Girten (alternative)

Homonyms

girten

Rhymes With

certain uncertain curtain burton merton turton wolverton emerton kirton berton howerton murton

Questions

How do you pronounce girton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɝtən/.
What does girton mean?
A placename:
Where does girton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce girton

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