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laughton

/lˈɔtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
laughton
IPA
/lˈɔtən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
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 habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English lēac (“leek”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Laughtons (plural)

Derived Forms

Laughtondale

Phrases

Laughton Common Laughton en le Morthen

Rhymes With

houghton lawton broughton naughton mcnaughton haughton watton macnaughton auton boughten

Questions

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

How to pronounce laughton

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