Meanings
proper noun
- One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Courtland.
Origin
Named either after Southampton in England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Southampton County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southampton%20County
MLA
“Southampton County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southampton%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Southampton County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Southampton%20County.
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