Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notting hill

/nɒtɪŋ hɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
not-ting hill
IPA
/nɒtɪŋ hɪl/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Likely from the Saxon personal name Cnotta + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + hyll (“hill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /nɒtɪŋ hɪl/

Questions

How do you pronounce notting hill?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɒtɪŋ hɪl/.
What does notting hill mean?
A suburb of London in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2480).
Where does notting hill come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce notting hill

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