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hackett

/hˈækɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
hack-ett
IPA
/hˈækɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Several etymologies: * A variant of the Scottish surname Halkett. * English surname, from a pet form of the medieval personal name Hack. * From Middle English haket (“kind of fish”), hence perhaps a nickname for someone supposed to resemble such a fish, or a metonymic occupational surname for a fisherman or fish seller. * It could also be a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachaidh, from which also the surnames Caughey and McGaffey.

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Hacketts (plural) Haggett (alternative)

Phrases

Beer Hackett Cofton Hackett

Frequently Paired Words

Beer Hackett Cofton Hackett

Rhymes With

bracket racket racquet brackett blackett sackett jackett tackett tackitt packett

Questions

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

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