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Type Surname (from nickname)
Pronounced Pron. G-A-M-P(British English)  [key]

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.
Added 10/7/2020 by Linguist56