Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamptonshire

/hˈæmptənʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hamp-ton-shire
IPA: /hˈæmptənʃɚ/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hampshire (county in England)

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English Hampteschire with remodelling after Southampton or Old English Hāmtūnsċīr. By surface analysis, Hampton + -shire.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Hampteschire, Hāmtūnsċīr

Usage

Archaic

Questions

How do you pronounce hamptonshire?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæmptənʃɚ/.
What does hamptonshire mean?: Hampshire (county in England)
Where does hamptonshire come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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