Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watton

/wˈɔtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: wat-ton
IPA: /wˈɔtən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

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A minor suburb of Bridport, Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY4591).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0150).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A market town and civil parish with a town council in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9100).

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Baraga County, Michigan, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wada + tūn (“settlement”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wattons (plural)

Phrases

Watton-at-Stone

Rhymes With

houghton lawton broughton naughton mcnaughton laughton haughton macnaughton auton boughten

Questions

How do you pronounce watton?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔtən/.
What does watton mean?: A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Where does watton come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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