English Explanatory Dictionary

Hempstead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6338).
  3. A settlement in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7864).
  4. A village in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1037).
  5. A hamlet in Lessingham parish, North Norfolk, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4028).
  6. A town and village in Nassau County, New York, United States.
  7. A city, the county seat of Waller County, Texas, United States.

Word forms

Hempstead Hempsteads

Etymology

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hampstead.

Derived words

Hemel Hempstead Hempstead County North Hempstead
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