# Northampton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nɔːˈθæmptən/ · frequency rank #15,231

## Definitions
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.
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10. A parish and community in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada.
11. A town, the seat of the Shire of Northampton, Western Australia, named after John Hampton.
12. A local government area north of Geraldton, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Northampton.

## Etymology
From Old English 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.

## Common misspellings (18)
`nnorthampton`, `norhtampton`, `norrthampton`, `nortahmpton`, `northammpton`, `northampotn`, `northamppton`, `northamptno`, `northamptonn`, `northamptton`, `northamtpon`, `northapmton`, `northhampton`, `northmapton`, `nortthampton`, `notrhampton`, `nrothampton`, `onrthampton`

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