Southampton

== English == === Alternative forms === Southhampton (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old English Sūþhāmtūn, equivalent to south +‎ Hampton. The Domesday Book (1086) records the town as Hantone and Hantune. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /saʊθˈæmptən/, /saʊθˈhæmptən/ === Proper noun === Southampton A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England. (historical, usually "The County of Southampton") Hampshire. A barony in the peerage of Great Britain. A place in Canada: A rural community and parish of York County, New Brunswick. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. A community in Bruce County, Ontario. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. A neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. A township in Burlington County, New Jersey. A town and village in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. An unincorporated community in Upper Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Four townships, in Bedford County, Cumberland County, Franklin County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania. A neighborhood of Houston, Texas. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. A parish in Bermuda. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Northampton Sotonian