Kimpton

K5I1M3P3T1O1N1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, bordering onto Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2847).

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Meanings

proper nounKimpton (countable and uncountable, plural Kimptons)

plural Kimptons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, bordering onto Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2847).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1718).
    3. countableuncountableAn extinct town in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

From the Old English personal name Cyma + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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