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mountbatten

/maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
mount-bat-ten
IPA
/maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Countable

name

Ellipsis of Mountbatten Estate: a neighbourhood of Marine Parade, Singapore.

Uncountable

Etymology

Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Mountbattens (plural) Mount Batten (alternative) Mount-Batten (alternative) Mont Batten (alternative) Mont-Batten (alternative) Montbatten (alternative)

Phrases

Mountbatten Estate Mountbatten-Windsor Mount Batten

Frequently Paired Words

Battenberg Batten Mount Batten

Questions

How do you pronounce mountbatten?
The recorded pronunciation is /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/.
What does mountbatten mean?
A surname from German.
Where does mountbatten come from?
Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).

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