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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whitton

/ˈwɪtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
whit-ton
IPA
/ˈwɪtən/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A place in the United Kingdom:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈwɪtən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whittons (plural)

Phrases

Stillington and Whitton

Homonyms

witan

Rhymes With

written britain gettin' kitten bitten rewritten unwritten smitten britton briton britten witten

Questions

How do you pronounce whitton?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪtən/.
What does whitton mean?
A place in the United Kingdom:
Where does whitton come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce whitton

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