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kenton

/ˈkɛn.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
ken-ton
IPA
/ˈkɛn.tən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
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 placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kentons (plural)

Phrases

Kenton Bank Foot Kenton County

Rhymes With

benton trenton denton fenton renton brenton dentin penton shenton menton lenton henton

Questions

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

How to pronounce kenton

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