Hamish

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Hamish

  • /ˈheɪmɪʃ/

Rhymes with -eɪmɪʃ

Where it comes from

Anglicized spelling of Scottish Gaelic Sheumais, vocative case of Seumas, from English James (see for more). Doublet of James etc.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of mostly Scottish usage.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nathaniel, mai, mak, angus, alastair, alistair, allistair, seumas, ewan, humza, euan, iain, fergus, callum, seamus, allister

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"Hamish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hamish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Hamish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hamish

Chicago

"Hamish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hamish.

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@misc{hamish_2026,
  title = {Hamish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}