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kempton

/kˈɛmptən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
kemp-ton
IPA
/kˈɛmptən/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kemptons (plural)

Phrases

Kempton Park

Questions

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

How to pronounce kempton

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