Given name & surname

Hampden

“from the home in the valley”

Hampden is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the home in the valley.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One English interpretation is “from the home in the valley.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is English.

How it developed

From Old English hām (“homestead”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hampden’s family of names

Hampden has a related form in Hampdan. Hampden has a related form in Hampdin. Hampden has a related form in Hampdon.

Walk Hampden’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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