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kesteven

/ˈkɛstəvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables
kesteven
IPA
/ˈkɛstəvən/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England.

Etymology

From Old English Ceostefne. Traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“wood, forest”) + Old Norse stefna (“meeting place”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ceostefne, *koɨd, stefna

Phrases

North Kesteven Parts of Kesteven South Kesteven

Frequently Paired Words

Holland Lindsey

Questions

How do you pronounce kesteven?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛstəvən/.
What does kesteven mean?
A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England.
Where does kesteven come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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