Hampshire County

English

Etymology

Both counties are named after Hampshire in England.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæmp.ʃɚ ˈkaʊn.ti/
  • Hyphenation: Hamp‧shire Coun‧ty
  • Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

Hampshire County

  1. One of 14 counties in Massachusetts, United States. County seat: Northampton.
    • 2025 August 19, Jeanne Bonner, “This independent haven is a ‘tangibly different’ college town”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 30 December 2025:
      Long a welcoming haven for gays and lesbians, Hampshire County, which is home to Northampton, has the highest concentration of same-sex female households in the US.
  2. One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Romney.

References

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