Meanings
plural Kimptons
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England, bordering onto Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU2847).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1718).
- countableuncountableAn extinct town in Cass County, Missouri, United States.
- countableA habitational surname from Old English.
Origin
From the Old English personal name Cyma + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Cite this entry
Kimpton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kimpton
“Kimpton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kimpton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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