Kemp

See also: kemp

English

Etymology

  • As an English, Scottish, Dutch, and north/Low German surname, from the noun kemp (champion, warrior), similar to Kampf.
  • As a Dutch and West Flemish occupational surname, from Middle Dutch canep (hemp) (see modern hennep).
  • Also as a Dutch surname Van der Kemp, Brabantine variant of Van der Kamp, from van (of) + der (the) + kamp (camp), related to the first sense above.

The place names are from the surname.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛmp/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmp

Proper noun

Kemp (countable and uncountable, plural Kemps)

  1. A surname
  2. A placename
    1. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States.
    2. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
    3. A small town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
    4. A small city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

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