Hampden

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Hamden

Etymology

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + denu (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæmp.dən/
• Hyphenation: Hamp‧den
• Rhymes: -æmpdən

Proper noun

Hampden (countable and uncountable, plural Hampdens)

1. A surname.
2. A locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
3. A rural locality in the Mid North, South Australia.
4. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From 1910]

   Synonym: Riverhead (historical)

5. A small town in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
6. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
7. A neighborhood in northern Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
8. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
9. A tiny city in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
10. An unincorporated community in Geauga County, Ohio.
11. A township municipality of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Hampden County
• Hampden Park
• Mount Hampden

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Hampden is the 155955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 141 individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hampden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 122.