Hampstead Ponds
lake or loch · Greater London
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Hampstead is likely derived from an Old English personal name and 'stede', meaning a place or farmstead. The 'ponds' refers to the bodies of water.
Word origins
- Hampstead
- Old EnglishAttestedHomestead or farmstead(from Ham "Homestead", stede "Place, farmstead")
- Ponds
- Old EnglishPonds(from pond "Pond")
Historical forms
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