Hampton
Pronunciation: /ˈhæmp.tən/
The English word “Hampton” has 9 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Livingston County, Kentucky.
- A former hamlet in Platte County, Missouri.
- An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York, known as The Hamptons.
- An independent city in south-east Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
- A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.
- A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- A community in Prince Edward Island.
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.
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