Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leverton

/lɪvˈɝtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: lev-er-ton
IPA: /lɪvˈɝtən/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

Two main origins: * The hamlet in Berkshire is named with the Old English personal name Lēofwaru, which is composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) and waru (“care, guard, protection”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Lincolnshire is named with Old English lǣfer (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, lǣfer

Usage

Inflected Forms

Levertons (plural) Leaverton (alternative)

Phrases

North Leverton with Habblesthorpe South Leverton

Rhymes With

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

Questions

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

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