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middleton

/ˈmɪ.dəl.tən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
Mid-dle-ton
IPA
/ˈmɪ.dəl.tən/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

name

Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old English Middeltūn, equivalent to middle + -ton. The town in Nova Scotia is named for its location midway between Annapolis Royal and Kentville.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Middletons (plural)

Derived Forms

Middletonian

Phrases

Middleton Grange Middleton-in-Teesdale Middleton Junction Middleton-on-Sea Middleton-on-the-Wolds Middleton Quernhow Middleton St George Middleton Tyas

Frequently Paired Words

Melton Milton Middletown Midleton Midtown

Synonyms

Wilmot Corner

Questions

How do you pronounce middleton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪ.dəl.tən/.
What does middleton mean?
Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere, from the Old English words for "middle town", including:
Where does middleton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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