Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pendleton

/pˈɛndəltən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: pendle-ton
IPA: /pˈɛndəltən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).

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A suburb of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ8199).

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An English habitational surname from the places in England.

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A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Etymology

'The settlement beside Pendle', from Pendle + Old English tūn (“settlement”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: tūn

Phrases

Camp Pendleton North Pendleton County

Questions

How do you pronounce pendleton?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛndəltən/.
What does pendleton mean?: A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7539).
Where does pendleton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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