Hampshire

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

The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈhæmpʃə(ɹ)/

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• Hyphenation: Hamp‧shire
• Rhymes: -æmpʃɪə(ɹ), -æmpʃə(ɹ)

Hampshire

1. 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.
2. A community and rural municipality in Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
3. A surname.

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