Hamp

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English hemp →
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Meanings

proper nounHamp (plural Hamps)

plural Hamps

  1. A surname.
  2. slangNickname for Hampshire: a county of England.
  3. slangNickname for New Hampshire: a state of the United States.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhemp“hemp”
  2. EnglishHamp

* As an English surname, of various origins, including the suburb Hamp in Somerset, from the source of the suffix -ham (“closed in land”) and a variant of Hamm, or from Middle English hemp (“hemp”). * As a German surname, variant of Hampe.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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