Hampton

Hamp·ton
H4A1M3P3T1O1N1
UK/ˈhæmp.tən/

proper noun

A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).

CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hanton

  1. Any of several places in England, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
    1. A hamlet in Shute parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SY2696).
    2. A suburb in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, originally in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ1369).
    3. A western coastal suburb of Herne Bay, Canterbury district, Kent (OS grid ref TR1568).
    4. A hamlet on the west bank of the Severn in Chelmarsh parish, Shropshire, opposite Hampton Loade (OS grid ref SO7486).
    5. A hamlet in Highworth parish, Swindon borough, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1892).
    6. A western suburb of Evesham, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0243).
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township and minor city therein, in Dakota County, Minnesota.
    2. An area of multiple towns on the south fork of Long Island, New York, known as The Hamptons.
    3. A town, the county seat of Hampton County, South Carolina. Named after Wade Hampton III.
    4. An independent city in south-east Virginia.
    5. A number of other townships, listed under Hampton Township.
  3. Places in Canada:
    1. A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. Places in Australia:
    1. A locality in the Lithgow council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Bayside, Victoria, Australia
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English from the placenames.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēantūn
  2. Old EnglishHāmtūn
  3. 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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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