Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thornton

/ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: thorn-ton
IPA: /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From Old English þorn (“thorn”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: þorn

Phrases

Childer Thornton Stainton and Thornton Thornton Curtis Thornton Dale Thornton Heath Thornton-in-Craven Thornton-le-Dale Thornton-le-Moors

Questions

How do you pronounce thornton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔː(ɹ)ntən/.
What does thornton mean?: A number of places in the United Kingdom:
Where does thornton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce thornton

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