Hamilton

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Hamilton means "from the flat-topped hill" or "crooked or bent hill".
Pronunciation
HAM-il-tən
HAM-uhl-tun
Popularity
The name Hamilton is not currently in the top 1000 baby names in the United States, but it has been steadily rising in popularity in recent years.

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Cartoon of Hamilton

Hamilton Name meanings & History

Hamilton means "from the flat-topped hill" or "crooked or bent hill". From a Scottish and English surname that was derived from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and dun "hill". The surname was originally taken from the name of a town in Leicestershire, England (which no longer exists). A famous bearer of the surname was Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), a founding father of the United States who was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. Hamilton is primarily used as a masculine given name.

Zodiac Sign of Hamilton: Heart's Desire Capricorn,Hope Aquarius

Synonyms of Hamilton:

H: Hobnobbing,Heart's Desire,Haggle,Hyper,Hope

A: Aggressive,Assertive,Ambitious,Angry,Action,Argumentative

M: Manipulative,Mother,Mushy,Memorabilia,Memory,Maternal,Mommy

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

L: Lazy,Liaison,Luscious,Lover,Languid,Lovely,Legal

T: Truth,Tireless,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Tacky,Testy,Talkative

O: Obsolete,Organized,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsessive

N: Nice,Neat,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nervous,Nutrition

Hamilton is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Hamilton include Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States, and Lewis Hamilton, a famous British Formula One driver.

2.) Hamilton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) benefiting

Other Forms: Hamelton, Hamil, Hammilton


3.) Hamilton (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) proud estate.

Other Forms: Hamelton, Hamiltan, Hamilten, Hamiltun, Hamiltyn, Hamylton, Tony


4.) Hamilton (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: (American) wishful

Other Forms: Hamil, Hamilten, Hamiltun, Hamma, Hamme


5.) HAMILTON (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname taken from the name of a no-longer-existing English town. The name is derived from the Old English elements hamel (blunt) and dun (hill). (HAMML-TUN)


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