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Kemp
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kemp
English
Etymology
As an English, Scottish, en nl -, and north/en nds - surname, from the noun en kemp champion, warrior champion, similar to en Kampf.
As a Dutch and en vls - occupational surname, from en dum canep hemp (see modern nl hennep).
Also as a Dutch surname en Van der Kemp, Brabantine variant of nl Van der Kamp, from nl van of + nl der the + nl kamp camp, related to the first sense above.
The place names are from the surname.
Pronunciation
en /kɛmp/
en ɛmp 1
Proper noun
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en 21 August 2026 Bob Cooper Hannah Mitchell Reform wins first seat on council in by-election https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvw91w3289o BBC News Green Party candidate Rose-Ellen Kemp received 29 votes, followed by Liberal Democrat Stuart Kelly with 23. 3 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260822043515/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvw91w3289o
A placename
en unincorporated community co/Douglas County s/Illinois c/USA.
en unincorporated community co/Allen County s/Ohio c/USA.
en small town co/Bryan County s/Oklahoma c/USA.
en small city co/Kaufman County s/Texas c/USA.
Derived terms
en Kemp Town
Anagrams
en ekmp MEKP