# Kampe

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
* As a German surname, from several places with this name in Germany, from Kamp (“field”).
* Also from the archaic noun Kamp (“serf, peasant farmer”), from Kamp (“field”).
* Also as a German surname Kämpe, occupational name for a fighter, see Kampf.

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