Meanings
alternative Hanton
- Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
- A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).
- A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).
- A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1568).
- A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
- A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A small city, the county seat of Calhoun County, Arkansas.
- A town in Windham County, Connecticut.
- A minor city in Bradford County, Florida.
- A city in Henry County, Georgia.
- A village in Rock Island County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Iowa.
- A ghost town in Rush County, Kansas.
- A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota.
- A former hamlet in Platte County, Missouri.
- A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- A borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
- An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York, known as The Hamptons.
- A town in Washington County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Reading Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
- A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.
- An independent city in south-east Virginia.
- A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.
- Places in Canada:
- A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A town in Kings County, New Brunswick.
- A community in Nova Scotia.
- Places in Australia:
- A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A town in Queensland.
- A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Bayside, Victoria, Australia
- An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Origin
- Old Englishhēantūn
- Old EnglishHāmtūn
- EnglishHampton
Variously from: * Old English Hāmtūn, from hām and tūn (equivalent to home + town); * Old English hēantūn, from hēah and tūn (equivalent to high + town). The town in New Brunswick may have been named after one of several towns in New England. The civil parish is named after the town.
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Cite this entry
Hampton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hampton
“Hampton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hampton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hampton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hampton.
Source: Hampton on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.