Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

havant

/ˈhæv.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: ha-vant
IPA: /ˈhæv.ənt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Hampshire, England.

name

A local government district with borough status of Hampshire, with its headquarters in the town of Havant.

Etymology

From Middle English Haveunte from Old English Haman (“Hama's”, personal name) + *funta (“Spring”)

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Haveunte, -

Homonyms

haven't

Questions

How do you pronounce havant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæv.ənt/.
What does havant mean?: A town in Hampshire, England.
Where does havant come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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