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swanton

/swˈɑntən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
swan-ton
IPA
/swˈɑntən/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

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A placename from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename from the surname:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places in Norfolk, from Old English sweġen (“swain, servant, retainer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Swantons (plural)

Phrases

Swanton Abbott Swanton Morley Swanton Novers

Rhymes With

ponton

Questions

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

How to pronounce swanton

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