Hampton

name

name ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).
  • Grammar: hampton is listed as name.
  • Nearest alternatives: family name, last name, locality, place name.
  • Useful contrasts: first name, given name.
  • Usage evidence: King Henry VIII had a tennis court at Hampton Court, his palace on the River Thames, not very far from London.

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).
  2. 2
    Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).
  3. 3
    Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1568).
  4. 4
    Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
  5. 5
    Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892).
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  1. 6
    Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243).
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Bradford County, Florida.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Henry County, Georgia.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Iowa.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Rush County, Kansas.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Kentucky.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A former hamlet in Platte County, Missouri.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York, known as The Hamptons.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, New York.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Carter County, Tennessee.
  21. 26
    A number of places in the United States:; An independent city in south-east Virginia.
  22. 27
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
  23. 28
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.
  24. 29
    Places in Canada:; A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  25. 30
    Places in Canada:; A town in Kings County, New Brunswick.
  26. 31
    Places in Canada:; A community in Nova Scotia.
  27. 32
    Places in Canada:; A community in Prince Edward Island.
  28. 33
    Places in Australia:; A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  29. 34
    Places in Australia:; A town in Queensland.
  30. 35
    Places in Australia:; A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Bayside, Victoria, Australia
  31. 36
    An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
  32. 37
    A male given name transferred from the surname.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

first namegiven name

Example

"King Henry VIII had a tennis court at Hampton Court, his palace on the River Thames, not very far from London."

Common questions

What does "hampton" mean?

Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:; A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).

What is a synonym for "hampton"?

Common synonyms include: family name, last name, locality, place name, settlement.

How do you use "hampton" in a sentence?

King Henry VIII had a tennis court at Hampton Court, his palace on the River Thames, not very far from London.

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.

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