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thorington

/θˈɔɹɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
thor-ing-ton
IPA
/θˈɔɹɪŋtən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).

Countable; Uncountable

name

The spelling used for the former railway station at Thorrington, Essex.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + -ing + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), the same etymology of Thorrington.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Thoringtons (plural)

Rhymes With

warrington torrington norrington courington

Questions

How do you pronounce thorington?
The recorded pronunciation is /θˈɔɹɪŋtən/.
What does thorington mean?
A small village and civil parish (served by Bramfield and Thorington parish council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4174).
Where does thorington come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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