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Hamp

Hamp proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Hamp (plural Hamps)

  1. A surname.
  2. (slang) Nickname for Hampshire: a county of England.
  3. (slang) Nickname for New Hampshire: a state of the United States.

Forms of Hamp

pluralHamps

Origin of Hamp

* As an English surname, of various origins, including the suburb Hamp in Somerset, from the source of the suffix -ham (“closed in land”) and a variant of Hamm, or from Middle English hemp (“hemp”). * As a German surname, variant of Hampe.

Questions about Hamp

What does Hamp mean?
Hamp means a surname.
What part of speech is Hamp?
Hamp is a proper noun.

Words near Hamp in the dictionary

  1. Hamont-Achel
  2. Hamorawon
  3. hamose
  4. hamotzi
  5. hamous
  6. Hamp
  7. Hampden
  8. Hampden County
  9. Hampden Hall
  10. Hampden Park
  11. Hampdens

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