Kampe

See also: kampe, kæmpe, kämpe, and Kämpe

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Kampe.

Proper noun

Kampe (plural Kampes)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kampe is the 35395^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Kampe is most common among White (93.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kampe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 271.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Kampe

1. Alternative form of Campe (“mythological monster”)

Anagrams

• Kempa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Kampl (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Diminutive of Kåmm. From Middle High German kamb, camb, chamb, from Old High German chamb, from Proto-West Germanic *kamb, from Proto-Germanic *kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɑmb̥ːɛ/, [-b̥ːɶ]

Noun

Kampe m (plural Kampen)

1. diminutive of Kåmm; comb

Synonyms

• Kåmm

Derived terms

• kampln

Hunsrik

Noun

Kampe

1. plural of Kamp