Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whittingham

/wˈɪtɪŋhˌæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: whit-ting-ham
IPA: /wˈɪtɪŋhˌæm/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, previously in Alnwick district (OS grid ref NU065115).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Hwīta + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whittinghams (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce whittingham?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪtɪŋhˌæm/.
What does whittingham mean?: A civil parish in Preston district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD505345).
Where does whittingham come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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