Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killingworth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: killing-worth
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Example Sentences

"He also mentioned that state police covering Killingworth would not handle Freedom of Information Act requests and that the town must handle them."

Etymology

From the unattested Old English personal name *Cylla + -ing (“belonging to”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Killingworths (plural) Killingsworth (alternative)

Questions

What does killingworth mean?: A placename:
Where does killingworth come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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