Etymology

Crompton

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Today it means: A British Rail Class 33 locomotive. Full definition →

Old English crumbe
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Crompton · proper noun1

  1. Old English · derived fromcrumbe“river bend”
  2. English todayCrompton

Habitational surname from a settlement in Greater Manchester, from Old English crumbe (“river bend”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Crompton · noun2

Named for the installed Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment.

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