English Explanatory Dictionary

Hampton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
  2. A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).
  3. A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).
  4. A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1568).
  5. A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
  6. A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892).
  7. A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243).
  8. A number of places in the United States:
  9. A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas.
  10. A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  11. A minor city in Bradford County, Florida.
  12. A city in Henry County, Georgia.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæmp.tən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hampton.wav

Word forms

Hampton Hanton

Etymology

Variously from: * Old English Hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town); * Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town). The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.

Derived words

East Hampton Hampton Bays Hampton County Hampton Court Hampton East Hampton Gay Hampton Hill Hampton in Arden Hampton Loade Hampton Park Hampton Poyle Hampton Roads Hampton Wick Little Hampton New Hampton Northampton Southampton South Hampton Wade Hampton Wolverhampton
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