Kemp

See also: kemp

English

Etymology

• As an English, Scottish, Dutch, and north/Low German surname, from the noun kemp (“champion, warrior”), similar to Kampf.
• As a Dutch and West Flemish occupational surname, from Middle Dutch canep (“hemp”) (see modern hennep).
• Also as a Dutch surname Van der Kemp, Brabantine variant of Van der Kamp, from van (“of”) + der (“the”) + kamp (“camp”), related to the first sense above.

The place names are from the surname.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛmp/
• Rhymes: -ɛmp

Proper noun

Kemp (countable and uncountable, plural Kemps)

1. A surname
2. A placename
   1. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Illinois, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Ohio, United States.
   3. A small town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
   4. A small city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

• Kemp Town

Anagrams

• MEKP