Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heston

/ˈhɛstən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
he-s-ton
IPA
/ˈhɛstən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A male given name

name

A suburban area in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1277).

Etymology

From Old English hǣs (“brushwood”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Origin

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Questions

How do you pronounce heston?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛstən/.
What does heston mean?
A surname.
Where does heston come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce heston

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈhɛstən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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