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lenton

/ˈlɛn.tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
lenton
IPA
/ˈlɛn.tən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A suburban area in the City of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, with Old Lenton in the west and New Lenton in the east (OS grid ref SK5539).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The placename in Nottingham comes from the River Leen + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lentons (plural)

Homonyms

lenten

Rhymes With

benton trenton denton fenton kenton renton brenton dentin penton shenton menton henton

Questions

How do you pronounce lenton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛn.tən/.
What does lenton mean?
A hamlet in Lenton, Keisby and Osgodby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0230).
Where does lenton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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