Kampe

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proper noun

A surname from German.

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Meanings

Kampe1

proper nounKampe (plural Kampes)

plural Kampes

  1. A surname from German.

Kampe2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Campe (“mythological monster”).

Origin

* As a German surname, from several places with this name in Germany, from Kamp (“field”). * Also from the archaic noun Kamp (“serf, peasant farmer”), from Kamp (“field”). * Also as a German surname Kämpe, occupational name for a fighter, see Kampf.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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