# Hampden

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhæmp.dən/ · frequency rank #27,866

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.
3. A rural locality in the Mid North, South Australia.
4. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
5. A small town in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
6. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
7. A neighborhood in northern Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
8. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
9. A tiny city in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
10. An unincorporated community in Geauga County, Ohio.
11. A township municipality of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.

## Etymology
From Old English hām (“homestead”) + denu (“valley”).

## Easily confused with
- **happen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampden-vs-happen)
- **Hayden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampden-vs-hayden)
- **harden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampden-vs-harden)
- **hamper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampden-vs-hamper)
- **Hampton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hampden-vs-hampton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahmpden`, `hamdpen`, `hammpden`, `hampdden`, `hampdenn`, `hampdne`, `hampedn`, `hamppden`, `hapmden`, `hhampden`, `hmapden`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hampden