Etymology

hants

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Old English Hāntesċire
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  1. Old English · derived fromHāmtūn
  2. Old English · derived fromHāmtūnsċīr
  3. Old English · derived fromHāntesċire
  4. English todayHants

From Old English Hāntesċire, the Domesday spelling of Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Old English Hāmtūn + scir (“district”).

Words from the same roots

Old EnglishHāmtūnsċīr all →

HampshireHamptonshire

Old EnglishHāmtūn all →

HamptonShirehampton

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.