Hampshire

Meanings

1. A placename
2. A maritime county in the south of England, United Kingdom bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
3. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
4. A locality in Burnie City council area and the Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
5. Ellipsis of Hampshire County.
6. A surname.

1. A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.