Etymology

Hampden

Hamp·den
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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English hām
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhām“homestead”
  2. English todayHampden

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

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhām all →

homehamcunninghamHempsteadHomewoodHampsteadRotherhamIshamhjemBrahamTrenthamhameDebenhamCockerhamMeashamWykehamMelthamAlnhamGrabham-hamhyemPavenhamSparham

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1910 A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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