Hampshire

English

Etymology

English ham + shire (county), from Old English Hamtunscīr. The 'p' evolved phonetically between [m] and [sh], as with Thom'p'son.

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈhæmpʃə(ɹ)/

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• Hyphenation: Hamp‧shire
• Rhymes: -æmpʃɪə(ɹ), -æmpʃə(ɹ)

Proper noun

Hampshire

1. A maritime county in the south of England bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
2. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
3. A surname.

Synonyms

• Hamptonshire (dated)
• Southamptonshire (dated)
• County of Southampton (dated)
• Hants (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• East Hampshire
• Hampshire County
• Hampshirite
• New Hampshire

Translations

county in the south of England

• Arabic: هَامْبْشِير‎ (hāmbšīr)
• Belarusian: Хэ́мпшыр m (Xémpšyr)
• Bulgarian: Хампшър m (Hampšǎr)
• Cherokee: ᎭᎻᏒ (hamisv)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 咸普郡

  Mandarin: 漢普郡／汉普郡 (Hànpǔjùn)

• French: Hampshire (fr) m
• German: Hampshire n
• Gujarati: હૅમ્પ્શિર (hɛmpśir)
• Hebrew: המפשייר‎
• Hindi: हॅम्प्शिर (hĕmpśir)
• Italian: Hampshire m
• Japanese: ハンプシャー (Hanpushā)
• Kannada: ಹ್ಯಾಮ್ಪ್ಶಿರ್ (hyāmpśir)
• Korean: 햄프셔 주 (Haempeusyeo ju)
• Latin: Hantonia, provincia (la) Hantonensis or Hamtonensis
• Latvian: Hempšīra
• Lithuanian: Hampšyras
• Marathi: हँपशायर (hĕmpśāyar)
• Old English: Hāmtūnscīr
• Persian: همپشر‎
• Polish: Hampshire (pl) m
• Russian: Гэмпшир m (Gɛmpšir)
• Scots: Hampshire
• Telugu: హ్యామ్ప్శిర్ (hyāmpśir)
• Thai: แฮมป์เชอร์ (haem-cher)
• Ukrainian: Гемпшир m (Hempšyr)
• Urdu: ہیمپشائر‎ (haimpśāir)
• Uyghur: Xampishir
• West Frisian: Hampshire n
• Western Panjabi: ہیمپشائر‎
• Yiddish: האַמפּשיר‎ (hampshir)

Noun

Hampshire (plural Hampshires)

1. A pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.

Derived terms

• Hamprace