Kemp

proper nounattested in dialogue

//kɛmp//

A surname

proper noun

1
A surname
2
A placename An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States.
3
A placename An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
4
A placename A small town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
5
A placename A small city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

* As an English, Scottish, Dutch, and north/Low German surname, from the noun kemp (“champion, warrior”), similar to Kampf. * As a Dutch and West Flemish occupational surname, from Middle Dutch canep (“hemp”) (see modern hennep). * Also as a Dutch surname Van der Kemp, Brabantine variant of Van der Kamp, from van (“of”) + der (“the”) + kamp (“camp”), related to the first sense above. The place names are from the surname.

Forms

plural: Kemps

kelvin · In the International System of Units, the base unit of…Kelvin · A river which flows through East Dunbartonshire council area…kemp · A coarse or bristly hair, whisker; (in the plural) knotty…

Kemp · A surname

ken · To know, perceive or understand.Ken · A diminutive of the male given name Kenneth.Kendall · A habitational surname from Old English.

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