# Hamish

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{{Infobox given name2
| name            = Hamish
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| pronunciation   = /ˈheɪ.mɪʃ/ 
| gender          = Masculine
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| language        = [English](/source/English_language), [Scots](/source/Scots_language) 
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| origin          = [Seumas](/source/Seumas) ([voc.](/source/Vocative) ''[Sheumais](/source/Sheumais)'')
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| meaning         = "Supplanter", "to supersede", "heel-grabber" <ref>{{cite web |url=https://charlies-names.com/en/hamish/ |title=Hamish – Everything about the name and its meaning |publisher=Charlie's Names |date=2024-10-12 |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref>
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| seealso         = [James](/source/James_(given_name)), [Jacob](/source/Jacob_(name)), [Jake](/source/Jake_(given_name)), [Jack](/source/Jack_(name)), [Seumas](/source/Seumas), [Jacques](/source/Jacques), [Ya'qub](/source/Ya'qub)
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'''Hamish''' is a [Scottish](/source/Scottish_people) masculine [given name](/source/given_name), an Anglicized form of the vocative case of the [Gaelic](/source/Goidelic_languages) name {{lang|gd|Sheumais}}, itself the vocative of {{lang|gd|Seumas}} (the Gaelic equivalent of {{lang|en|James}}). The name traces its roots through English {{lang|en|James}} to [Middle English](/source/Middle_English) {{lang|enm|Iames}}, [Old French](/source/Old_French) {{lang|fro|James}}, [Vulgar Latin](/source/Vulgar_Latin) {{lang|la|Iacomus}}, [Latin](/source/Latin) {{lang|la|Iacobus}}, [Ancient Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek) {{lang|grc|Ἰάκωβος}} (Iákōbos), and ultimately [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew) {{lang|he|יַעֲקֹב}} (Yaʿăqōḇ), meaning "supplanter", "to supersede", or "heel-grabber." It is thus a doublet of {{lang|en|James}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/hamish |title=Hamish |publisher=Behind the Name |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref>

Outside Scotland, it has gained popularity in [Australia](/source/Australia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/parenting/most-popular-baby-names-australia-2023-report/bb47ade5-ed1b-42a4-902f-21272cb396f0 |title=Baby Name Ideas: Australia's most popular baby names for 2023 |publisher=9Honey |date=2023-06-12 |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref> and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/01/10/nzs-most-popular-baby-names-for-2023-revealed/ |title=NZ's most popular baby names for 2023 revealed |publisher=1News |date=2024-01-10 |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref> where it ranks among the top 200 and 300 boys' names respectively, reflecting the influence of Scottish immigration. It is also occasionally found in [Canada](/source/Canada), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://charlies-names.com/en/hamish/ |title=Hamish – Everything about the name and its meaning |publisher=Charlie's Names |date=2024-10-12 |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref> and other Commonwealth countries, though it remains less common in the [United States](/source/United_States).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/H/HA/HAMISH/index.html |title=HAMISH First Name Statistics |publisher=MyNameStats |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref>

==People==
===Given name===
* [Hamish Bennett](/source/Hamish_Bennett_(cricketer)), retired New Zealand cricketer
* [Hamish Bennett (director)](/source/Hamish_Bennett_(director)), New Zealand filmmaker 
* [Hamish Blake](/source/Hamish_Blake) (born 1981), Australian comedian and radio presenter
* [Hamish Bond](/source/Hamish_Bond) (born 1986), New Zealand Olympic rower
* [Hamish Bowles](/source/Hamish_Bowles) (born 1963), European editor-at-large for ''Vogue''
* [Hamish Brown](/source/Hamish_Brown), writer and mountain walker 
* [Hamish Carter](/source/Hamish_Carter) (born 1971), Olympic gold medallist triathlete from New Zealand
* [Hamish Clark](/source/Hamish_Clark) (born 1965), Scottish actor
* [Hamish Falconer](/source/Hamish_Falconer) (born 1985), British politician and diplomat
* [Hamish Forbes](/source/Hamish_Forbes), 7th Baronet (1916–2007), British Army major 
* [Hamish Fraser](/source/Hamish_Fraser), Scottish [Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) journalist and activist 
* [Hamish Glencross](/source/Hamish_Glencross) (born 1978), heavy metal guitarist for the band My Dying Bride
* [Hamish Harding](/source/Hamish_Harding) (1964–2023), British businessman
* [Hamish Harding (rower)](/source/Hamish_Harding_(rower)) (born 1999), Australian rower
* [Hamish Henderson](/source/Hamish_Henderson) (1919–2002), Scottish singer and collector of folk music 
* [Hamish Imlach](/source/Hamish_Imlach) (1940-1996), Scottish folk singer
* [Hamish Kerr](/source/Hamish_Kerr), New Zealand athlete
* [Hamish Kilgour](/source/Hamish_Kilgour), New Zealand musician in the band [The Clean](/source/The_Clean)
* [Hamish Linklater](/source/Hamish_Linklater), American actor
* [Hamish MacCunn](/source/Hamish_MacCunn) (1868{{ndash}}1916), Scottish composer and musician 
* [Hamish Marshall](/source/Hamish_Marshall) (born 1979), New Zealand cricketer
* [Hamish McAlpine](/source/Hamish_McAlpine) (born 1948), Scottish footballer
* [Hamish MacDonald (disambiguation)](/source/Hamish_MacDonald_(disambiguation)), several people 
* [Hamish McKay](/source/Hamish_McKay), New Zealand television presenter
* [Hamish Meldrum](/source/Hamish_Meldrum) (born 1948), British doctor
* [Hamish Milne](/source/Hamish_Milne), British pianist
* [Hamish Moore](/source/Hamish_Moore), Scottish maker, musician and teacher
* [Hamish Munro](/source/Hamish_Munro) (1915–1994), Scottish biochemist
* [Hamish Peacock](/source/Hamish_Peacock) Australian athlete
* [Hamish Pepper](/source/Hamish_Pepper) New Zealand sailor
* [Hamish Purdy](/source/Hamish_Purdy), Canadian movie set decorator
* [Hamish Rosser](/source/Hamish_Rosser), drummer of Australian band the Vines
* [Hamish Rutherford](/source/Hamish_Rutherford) (born 1989), New Zealand cricketer
* [Hamish Stuart](/source/Hamish_Stuart) (born 1949), lead singer of Average White Band
* [Hamish Wallace](/source/Hamish_Wallace) (born 1956), Scottish paediatric oncologist
* [Hamish Wilson](/source/Hamish_Wilson), Scottish actor

===Nickname===
* [Hamish Dawson](/source/Hamish_Dawson) (1925{{ndash}}2007), Scottish rugby union player
* [Hamish Kemp](/source/Hamish_Kemp) (1933{{ndash}}2002), Scottish rugby union player
* [Hamish Mahaddie](/source/Hamish_Mahaddie) (1911{{ndash}}1997), Scottish officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
* [Hamish Stothard](/source/Hamish_Stothard) (1913{{ndash}}1997), Scottish middle-distance runner

==Animals==
* [Hamish McHamish](/source/Hamish_McHamish), famous "cat about town" in St Andrews, Scotland

==Fictional characters==
* Hamish Alexander, in the [Honorverse](/source/Honorverse) novels by [David Weber](/source/David_Weber)
*[John H. Watson](/source/Dr._Watson), a character in ''[Sherlock Holmes](/source/Sherlock_Holmes)'' stories; his middle name is unknown in the original stories, but is given as Hamish in many non-canon Holmes pastiches and adaptations
* [Hamish and Dougal](/source/Hamish_and_Dougal), comedy characters from Radio 4 series ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''
* [Hamish Macbeth](/source/Hamish_Macbeth), a detective in a series of novels and television adaptation starring [Robert Carlyle](/source/Robert_Carlyle) as the eponymous hero
* Hamish Sinclair, a [Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War) veteran in the video game [Red Dead Redemption II](/source/Red_Dead_Redemption_2)
* [Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse](/source/Hot_Shot_Hamish_and_Mighty_Mouse), two former popular British football-themed comic strips
* [Hamish](/source/List_of_Mr._Meaty_characters), in the [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) TV show ''[Mr. Meaty](/source/Mr._Meaty)''
* [Harry and Hamish](/source/Chuggington) two twin diesels who work at the docks hauling in ships.
* [Hamish the Hairy Haggis](/source/Hamish_the_Hairy_Haggis), the anthropomorphic title character and [Wild Haggis](/source/Wild_Haggis) in the children's book ''Hamish the Hairy Haggis'' by A. K. Paterson (Lomond Books, 2000).<ref>{{cite book |last=Paterson |first=A. K. |title=Hamish the Hairy Haggis |publisher=Lomond Books |year=2000 |url=https://archive.org/details/hamishhairyhaggi0000pate |access-date=2025-10-26}}</ref>

==Named cyclones==
*[Cyclone Hamish](/source/Cyclone_Hamish), a 2009 cyclone
*[Tropical Cyclone Hamish](/source/1998%E2%80%9399_Australian_region_cyclone_season), a 1999 cyclone

==References==
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Category:English-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Scottish masculine given names
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