Southampton

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Southampton

/saʊθˈæmptən/ UK
/saʊθˈhæmptən/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English Sūþhāmtūn, equivalent to south + Hampton. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Hantone and Hantune.

proper noun Southhampton

A city, unitary authority, and borough in Hampshire, southern England. Standing in the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France
historical Hampshire.
A barony in the peerage of Great Britain.
A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick.
A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
A community in Bruce County, Ontario.
A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri.
A township in Burlington County, New Jersey.
A town and village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
An unincorporated community in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Four townships, in Bedford County, Cumberland County, Franklin County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
A neighborhood of Houston, Texas.
A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A parish in Bermuda.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: hampton, havre, alley, allée, driveway, aisle, adelaide, portsmouth, bournemouth, plymouth, brighton, bristol, norwich, leicester, leeds, cardiff

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name city in England

한국어	사우샘프턴 Sausaempeuteon
日本語	サウサンプトン Sausanputon
हिन्दी	साउथहैंपटन sāuthhaimpṭan
Français	Southampton
Deutsch	Southampton
Ελληνικά	Σαουθάμπτον Saouthámpton
Русский	Саутге́мптон Sautgémpton
العربية	ساوثهامبتون sawṯhambtūn
עברית	סאות׳המפטון

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Chicago

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@misc{southampton_2026,
  title = {Southampton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/southampton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}