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lawton

/ˈlɔːtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
law-ton
IPA
/ˈlɔːtən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English [Term?], from hlāw (“hill, ound”) + tūn (“homestead”) (-ton).

Origin

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈlɔːtən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lawtons (plural)

Phrases

Church Lawton Lawton Hall Lawton's Mill

Rhymes With

houghton broughton naughton mcnaughton laughton haughton watton macnaughton auton boughten morton shorten

Questions

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

How to pronounce lawton

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