northampton
/nɔːˈθæmptən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A large town, the county town of Northamptonshire, now in West Northamptonshire district, England.
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A former borough in Northamptonshire, abolished on 1 April 2021 and merged into the district of West Northamptonshire.
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A civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, county of Northamptonshire, first elected in 2021, believed to be the largest town with a town council in England.
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Example Sentences
- "Northampton is a town of just 30,000 people, with only five distinct neighborhoods. But stats like that obscure the fact that Northampton has long punched above its weight, culturally."
Etymology
From Old English Norþhāmtūn, equivalent to north + Hampton. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: Norþhāmtūn
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /nɔːˈθæmptən/