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ralston

/ɹˈɔlstən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
ral-ston
IPA
/ɹˈɔlstən/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
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 habitational surname from Old English.

Countable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Rǣdwulf (“Ralph”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ralstons (plural)

Derived Forms

Ralstonism ralstonite

Homonyms

raulston

Rhymes With

alston allston walston raulston

Questions

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

How to pronounce ralston

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