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Hampton
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English
Alternative forms
en Hanton
Etymology
Variously from:
en ang Hāmtūn, from ang hām and ang tūn (equivalent to en home + en town);
en ang hēantūn, from ang hēah and ang tūn (equivalent to en high + en town).https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=hampton
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.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhæmp.tən/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Hampton.wav Southern England
en Hamp ton
en æmptən 2
Proper noun
Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
en hamlet par/Shute dist/East Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SY2696. List of United Kingdom locations: Ha-Ham#Ham
en suburb in the lbor/Richmond upon Thames co/Greater London originally in x/Middlesex OS grid ref TQ1369. Ward map (Richmond)
en western coastal suburb town/Herne Bay dist/Canterbury co/Kent OS grid ref TR1568.
en hamlet on the west bank of the riv/Severn in par/Chelmarsh co/Shropshire opposite x/Hampton Loade OS grid ref SO7486.
en hamlet par/Highworth bor/Swindon co/Wiltshire OS grid ref SU1892.
en western suburb town/Evesham dist/Wychavon co/Worcestershire OS grid ref SP0243.
en number of places c/USA:
en small city/county seat co/Calhoun County s/Arkansas.
en town co/Windham County s/Connecticut.
en minor city co/Bradford County s/Florida.
en city co/Henry County s/Georgia.
en village co/Rock Island County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Franklin County s/Iowa.
en ghost town co/Rush County s/Kansas.
en ucomm co/Livingston County s/Kentucky.
en CDP co/Baltimore County s/Maryland.
en twp/and/minor city therein, in co/Dakota County s/Minnesota.
en former hamlet co/Platte County s/Missouri.
en village co/Hamilton County s/Nebraska.
en town co/Rockingham County s/New Hampshire. TopoZone: Hampton, New Hampshire
en borough in co/Hunterdon County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Hampton, New Jersey
An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York, known as The Hamptons.
en town co/Washington County s/New York.
en CDP twp:Suf/Reading co/Adams County s/Pennsylvania.
en town/county seat co/Hampton County s/South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.
en CDP co/Carter County s/Tennessee.
en independent city in south-east s/Virginia.
en ucomm co/Upshur County s/West Virginia.
en A number of other <<townships>>, listed under Hampton Township.
en Places in <<c/Canada>>:
en civil parish co/Kings County p/New Brunswick c/Canada.
en town county/Kings County p/New Brunswick.
en community p/Nova Scotia.
en community p/Prince Edward Island.
en Places in <<c/Australia>>:
en locality in the carea/Lithgow eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en town s/Queensland.
en suburb of city/Melbourne in the city:Pref/Bayside s/Victoria c/Australia
en English habitational Old English from the placenames.
en male surnames.
Derived terms
en East Hampton Hampton Bays Hampton Beach Hampton County Hampton Court Hampton East Hampton Falls Hampton Gay Hampton Hill Hampton in Arden Hampton Loade Hampton Park Hampton Poyle Hampton Roads Hampton Wick Hamptonian Little Hampton New Hampton North Hampton Northampton South Hampton Southampton Wade Hampton Wolverhampton
References
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