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Hamp

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* 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.

proper noun 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.

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"Hamp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hamp. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hamp. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hamp

Chicago

"Hamp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hamp.

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@misc{hamp_2026,
  title = {Hamp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}