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witherington

/wˈɪθɚɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
with-er-ing-ton
IPA
/wˈɪθɚɪŋtən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Apparently from Old English wiþegn (“willow copse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

Witheringtons (plural) Weatherington (alternative) Wetherington (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce witherington?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪθɚɪŋtən/.
What does witherington mean?
A hamlet in Downton parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1824).
Where does witherington come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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