Pompey

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English Pompey, anglicization of Latin Pompeius.

Proper noun

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Pompey

  1. (historical) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Pompey

  1. (slang) The city of Portsmouth, England.
    • 1918, Chambers's Journal, volume 95, page 393:
      I think it is a libel, for I have yet to learn that West Country sailor-men are fonder of their victuals than those from 'Pompey' (Portsmouth), or 'Chats' (Chatham), or than Scotsmen, Irishmen, or Welshmen.
  2. (slang, soccer) Portsmouth Football Club.

Etymology 3

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From French Pompey; earliest attested name: Pompangio (896).

Proper noun

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Pompey

  1. A city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France

French

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Pompey f

  1. Pompey (a city in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France)

Descendants

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  • English: Pompey

Paronyms

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Anglicization of Latin Pompeius.

Proper noun

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Pompey

  1. Pompey
    • ?a. 1450 (1422), John Lydgate, edited by H. N. MacCracken, The Serpent of Division (Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, McClean 182), published 1911, 52/33:
      Pompey and þe Senat [] foriugged Cesar gilti [] and fully executed þer venenis malice.
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