Hampton

English

Alternative forms

• Hanton

Etymology

Variously from:

• Old English Hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town);
• Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town).

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):

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• 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. 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.

Derived terms

• East Hampton
• Hampton Bays
• Hampton County
• Hampton Court
• Hampton Gay
• Hampton Hill
• Hampton in Arden
• Hampton Loade
• Hampton Poyle
• Hampton Roads
• Hampton Wick
• New Hampton
• Northampton
• Southampton
• South Hampton
• Wade Hampton
• Wolverhampton

Anagrams

• Phantom, phantom