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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English (British)
Meaning & History
This surname is thought to originate from Sarah or Sairey Gamp, Mrs. Gamp as she is more commonly known, in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.
This name is also used for the minor character Hesper Black née Gamp, paternal great-grandmother to Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
This name is also used for the minor character Hesper Black née Gamp, paternal great-grandmother to Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.