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kemper

/kˈɛmpɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
kem-per
IPA
/kˈɛmpɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

An unincorporated community in Jersey County, Illinois, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States.

noun

One who kemps, or strives, for superiority; a champion or knight-errant.

Etymology

From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kempers (plural)

Phrases

Kemper County kempery-man

Frequently Paired Words

kempery-man

Rhymes With

temper distemper tremper stemper

Questions

How do you pronounce kemper?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛmpɚ/.
What does kemper mean?
A surname.
Where does kemper come from?
From kemp (“to contend, struggle, compete”) + -er. Compare Middle Low German kemper, Dutch kamper, German Kämpfer, Danish kæmper. Compare also English kemp (“knight, warrior”), from Middle English kempe (“kemper, warrior”), from Old English cempa (“warrior, soldier”).

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