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hampden

/ˈhæmp.dən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
Hamp-den
IPA
/ˈhæmp.dən/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

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A rural locality in the Mid North, South Australia.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small town in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Penobscot County, Maine.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighborhood in northern Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English hām (“homestead”) + denu (“valley”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hampdens (plural) Hamden (alternative)

Phrases

Great and Little Hampden Great Hampden Hampden County Hampden Hall Hampden Park Mount Hampden

Synonyms

Riverhead

Questions

How do you pronounce hampden?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæmp.dən/.
What does hampden mean?
A surname.
Where does hampden come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce hampden

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