Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swainston

/swˈeɪnstən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swain-ston
IPA: /swˈeɪnstən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Elwick, County Durham, from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: -, tūn

Inflected Forms

Swainstons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce swainston?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈeɪnstən/.
What does swainston mean?: A surname.
Where does swainston come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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