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turton

/tˈɝtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
tur-ton
IPA
/tˈɝtən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Spink County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname from a historical area in Lancashire, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Turtons (plural)

Phrases

North Turton South Turton

Rhymes With

certain uncertain curtain burton merton wolverton emerton kirton girton berton howerton murton

Questions

How do you pronounce turton?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɝtən/.
What does turton mean?
A surname.
Where does turton come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce turton

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