Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naughton

/nˈɔtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: naughton
IPA: /nˈɔtən/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Suffolk, England.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An estate in Fife council area, Scotland

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The Suffolk place-name has the second element Old English tūn (“town, village”). The initial element is either nafela (“navel”) or a personal name such as Old Norse Nagli. The Fife place-name is from Old Irish áth (“ford”) + the Pictish personal-name Neithon.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: tūn, Nagli, áth, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Naughtons (plural)

Phrases

Naughtons Gap

Rhymes With

houghton lawton broughton mcnaughton laughton haughton watton macnaughton auton boughten

Questions

How do you pronounce naughton?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɔtən/.
What does naughton mean?: A village in Suffolk, England.
Where does naughton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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