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shelton

/ˈʃɛltən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
shel-ton
IPA
/ˈʃɛltən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname.

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A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Etymology

From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Skelton.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Sheltonian

Frequently Paired Words

Skelton

Rhymes With

elton felton skelton melton belton helton welton pelton kelton felten brazelton haselton

Questions

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

How to pronounce shelton

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