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pemberton

/pˈɛmbɚtən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
pem-ber-ton
IPA
/pˈɛmbɚtən/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Cumbric/Old Welsh pen (“head, summit”) + Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“village, town”). Or else, the second element may be Old Welsh byr (“short”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pembertons (plural) Pembleton (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Pamber Pember

Questions

How do you pronounce pemberton?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛmbɚtən/.
What does pemberton mean?
A surname.
Where does pemberton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce pemberton

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