Hampton

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Etymology

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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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhæmp.tən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hamp‧ton
  • Rhymes: -æmptən

Proper noun

Hampton

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

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