How to pronounce Skeffington?

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Pronunciation of Skeffington in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, Britain.

Skeffington is pronounced as

s k eh f ih ng t uh n

s sounds like the 's' in 'so'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
eh sounds like the 'e' in 'pet'
f sounds like the 'f' in 'fan'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
ng sounds like the 'ng' in 'sing'
t sounds like the 't' in 'to'
uh sounds like the 'u' in 'up'
n sounds like the 'n' in 'no'


Skeffington is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ s k eh f ih ng t uh n ]

s k eh f ih ng t uh n
so key pet fan it sing to up no

Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

English/Scottish/Irish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Skiffington Skivington Skevington

Meaning:

'town/place of the Skeaft tribe'

Additional Information:

Comes from the British 'ton' meaning 'town' and 'Skeaft' (the name of an old tribe). Combined with 'ing' it means 'place of the Skeaft' or 'town of the Skeaft'


Comments:

Pronunciation of Skeffington in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England, Britain.

SKEH-fing-tun


Type of Name:

Last Name

Language:

English/Scottish/Irish

Alternate Spelling(s):

Skiffington Skivington Skevington

Meaning:

'town/place of the Skeaft tribe'

Additional Information:

Comes from the British 'ton' meaning 'town' and 'Skeaft' (the name of an old tribe). Combined with 'ing' it means 'place of the Skeaft' or 'town of the Skeaft'


Comments: