Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hinxton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hinx-ton
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Henġest, a byname from henġest (“stallion”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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What does hinxton mean?
A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4945).
Where does hinxton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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