Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Hants. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Hants, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Hants in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Hants you have here. The definition of the word
Hants will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Hants, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Hants is the abbreviated form of Hampshire. The abbreviated form is derived from Old English Hantum plus scir (meaning a district governed from the settlement now known as Southampton) and the Anglo-Saxons called it Hamtunschire. At the time of the Domesday Book (1086) this was compressed to Hantescire.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hants
- Short for Hampshire., England
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ “About Hampshire”, in Hantsweb, 2016 September 8 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 March 2012
Anagrams