Hampshire

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A maritime county in the south of England bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire, the English Channel and the Solent separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.

Related

Similar words

• Hamptonshire (dated)
• Southamptonshire (dated)
• County of Southampton (dated)
• Hants (abbreviation)

Origin

• English ham + shire (county), from Old English Hamtunscīr. The 'p' evolved phonetically between [m] and [sh], as with Thom'p'son.