Hempstead

H4E1M3P3S1T1E1A1D2

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English hām →
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Meanings

proper nounHempstead (countable and uncountable, plural Hempsteads)

plural Hempsteads

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL6338).
  3. countableuncountableA settlement in Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7864).
  4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish near Holt, North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1037).
  5. countableuncountableA hamlet in Lessingham parish, North Norfolk, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG4028).
  6. countableuncountableA town and village in Nassau County, New York, United States.
  7. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Waller County, Texas, United States.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhām“homestead”
  2. EnglishHempstead

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + stede (“place”). Doublet of Hampstead.

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APA

Hempstead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hempstead

MLA

“Hempstead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hempstead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hempstead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hempstead.

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