Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luxton

/lˈʌkstən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: lux-ton
IPA: /lˈʌkstən/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name *Lugga + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Luxtons (plural)

Rhymes With

buxton

Questions

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

How to pronounce luxton

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