Northamptonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 Norþhāmtūn, equivalent to north +‎ Hampton. The earliest reference to Northampton in writing occurred in 914 under the name Ham tune. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Northantone: the prefix “North” was added later to distinguish it from other towns called “Hampton”, most prominently Southampton.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /nɔːˈθæmptən/

固有名詞

Northampton

1. A large town, the county town of Northamptonshire, now in West Northamptonshire district, England.
2. A former borough in Northamptonshire, abolished on 1 April 2021 and merged into the district of West Northamptonshire.
3. A civil parish with a town council in West Northamptonshire district, county of Northamptonshire, first elected in 2021, believed to be the largest town with a town council in England.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
      • 2025 August 19, Jeanne Bonner, “This independent haven is a ‘tangibly different’ college town”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 30 December 2025:

        Northampton is a town of just 30,000 people, with only five distinct neighborhoods. But stats like that obscure the fact that Northampton has long punched above its weight, culturally.

   2. A town in Fulton County, New York.
   3. A hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
   4. A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
   5. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
   6. A township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
5. A parish and community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
6. A town, the seat of the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia, named after John Hampton.
7. A local government area north of Geraldton, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Northampton.

派生語

参考

• Southampton