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picton

/pˈɪktən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
pic-ton
IPA
/pˈɪktən/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name *Pīca or pīc (“point, peak, pinnacle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pictons (plural)

Phrases

Picton Castle Picton herring Picton River

Questions

How do you pronounce picton?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪktən/.
What does picton mean?
A placename:
Where does picton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce picton

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