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)
- A surname
- A placename
- An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
- A small town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
- A small city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.