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Definition of Hampton
1. Noun. United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002).
Definition of Hampton
1. Proper noun. Any of several places in England and Scotland from Saxon words meaning homestead and enclosure ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish habitational from=Old English dot=) from the placenames. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hampton
Literary usage of Hampton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1913)
"Descendants of Robert Huckins Hampton, lumberman, b. at Hebron 27 Mar. 1808, d.
1 Apr. 188S. Children, born at New Hampton (family Bible in possession, ..."
2. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"25 runs^o Hampton Court. To KKW. a, b. From Broad Street or île/ropolitan Stations,
аз above. Some trains from Bro;id Street run to Kew bridge Station. — c. ..."
3. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1908)
"21.606 miles System of electric motive power used by the company, 600- volt direct
current. This railway is located in Exeter, Hampton, Hampton Falls, ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"D, a native of Darien, Conn., and a resident of Hampton, Virginia, for the past
five years, carrying on a general variety of business in that village, ..."
5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Tech World 23:210-12 My '15 Hampton lnstitute. See Hampton normal and agricultural
... A. Shaw, il R of Rs 52:603-6 N '15 Palace of delight at Hampton. ..."
6. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Proceedings by the Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Company against
the Hampton Roads Railway & Electric Company to determine the necessity and ..."
7. Annual Report by New Hampshire Railroad Commissioners (1907)
"Wherefore, said Seabrook & Hampton Beach Street Railway Company ... In the matter
of the petition of the Seabrook & Hampton Beach Street Railway Company ..."
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