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tilton

/tˈɪltən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
tilton
IPA
/tˈɪltən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A placename:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Tilton on the Hill, in Leicestershire, from the Old English personal name Tila + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tiltons (plural)

Phrases

Tilton on the Hill

Rhymes With

milton hilton wilton chilton stilton hylton bilton kilton

Questions

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

How to pronounce tilton

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