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kirton

/ˈkɝtn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
kir-ton
IPA
/ˈkɝtn̩/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Nottinghamshire, England.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village near Felixstowe in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2739).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɝtn̩/
  • British English: /ˈkɜːtn̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kirtons (plural) Kerton (alternative)

Phrases

Kirton in Lindsey

Homonyms

curtain (fern–fir–fur merger)

Rhymes With

certain uncertain curtain burton merton turton wolverton emerton girton berton howerton murton

Questions

How do you pronounce kirton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɝtn̩/.
What does kirton mean?
A village and civil parish in Boston borough, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3038).
Where does kirton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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