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skeffington

/skˈɛfɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
skeff-in-g-ton
IPA
/skˈɛfɪŋtən/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Sċeaft, a byname from sċeaft (“shaft”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Skeffingtons (plural) Skeavington (alternative)

Phrases

Skeffington's daughter

Rhymes With

heffington

Questions

How do you pronounce skeffington?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɛfɪŋtən/.
What does skeffington mean?
A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025).
Where does skeffington come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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