Why does hampshire get shortened to hants

What does Abbrev stand for? Common abbreviation for 'abbreviation'. Why is Essex called Essex? Is Isle of Wight part of Hampshire? Why are countries called shires? What was Southampton originally called? What do you call someone from Southampton?

Is Southampton safe at night? Is Southampton a safe area? Is Southampton a healthy city? Southampton is a healthy place to live and work with strong, active communities.

What food is Hampshire famous for? Is Hampshire a nice place to live? Where should I live in Hampshire? Winchester — Ancient Capital of England. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. More info. Why is Hampshire sometimes called Hants? The abbreviated form is derived from the 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 this was compressed to Hantescire. So why does Shropshire become Salop? That seems even stranger to me.

Anglo-French 'Salopesberia'. Salop was the official name in the s. Shropshire was indeed once known officially by the Normans as Salopesberia, which seems to be something of a Latinising of whatever name they heard. Shrewsbury, the county town, was known to the Anglo-Saxons as Scrobbesburh ['Scrobb's fort' or ' the fort in the bushes' ]. A county was a 'scir'. Meanwhile, in parallel, Salopsberia was being shortened to Salop.

I feel very blonde now, up until I read this thread I thought all of the different names mentioned were different places! Shows how brilliant my geography is! Panic Button. Oxfordshire becomes Oxon - what's that all about? Does anyone know why my City, Stoke on Trent is often referred to as a sh1t Hole. Oxonia was the Latin form of Oxfordshire not in actual Roman days - as far as I know it was the classical scholars at the university who gave it the fancy name.

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