Hamerton

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proper noun

A village in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL145794).

OriginOld English hamor →
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Meanings

proper nounHamerton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamertons)

plural Hamertons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL145794).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhamor“hammer; rocky mound”
  2. EnglishHamerton

From Old English hamor (“hammer; rocky mound”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Hamerton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamerton

MLA

“Hamerton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamerton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hamerton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hamerton.

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