Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: mal-ton
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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name

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A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

Probably from Old English mæþel (“speech”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), hence a settlement where a public assembly was held.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: mæþel

Usage

Inflected Forms

Maltons (plural)

Questions

What does malton mean?: A placename:
Where does malton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce malton

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