Huyton

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Huyton, from Old English *Hȳþtūn, from hȳþ (“harbour”) +‎ tūn (“estate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪtən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪtən
  • Homophone: heighten

Proper noun

Huyton

  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4491).
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