Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tickner

/tˈɪknɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: tick-n-er
IPA: /tˈɪknɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived at a crossroads or a fork in the road, from Old English twiċen (“fork in the road”). Compare twitchel.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: twiċen

Inflected Forms

Tickners (plural)

Homonyms

ticknor

Rhymes With

ticknor brickner vicknair ikner richner clickner

Questions

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

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