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leyton

/ˈleɪtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
ley-ton
IPA
/ˈleɪtən/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3786).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable

name

A unisex given name, sometimes regarded as a variant of Leighton.

Countable

Etymology

From the name of the River Lea + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Luton.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈleɪtən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Leytons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Layton Leighton

Homonyms

Leighton

Questions

How do you pronounce leyton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈleɪtən/.
What does leyton mean?
A suburban area in the borough of Waltham Forest, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3786).
Where does leyton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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