Kemper

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

Etymology

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

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Kemper Countydillon countyjersey countysouth carolina

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