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saint kitts

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t kitts
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

name

Ellipsis of Saint Kitts and Nevis: a country in the Caribbean

Etymology

Calque of Spanish San Cristóbal (“Saint Christopher”) using a form of the nickname Kit in place of the full name Christopher. Doublet of Saint Christopher and San Cristobal.

Derived Forms

Kittsian

Synonyms

Saint Christopher

Questions

What does saint kitts mean?
An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Where does saint kitts come from?
Calque of Spanish San Cristóbal (“Saint Christopher”) using a form of the nickname Kit in place of the full name Christopher. Doublet of Saint Christopher and San Cristobal.

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