Hamish is a Scottish masculine

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. It is the anglicized form of the vocative case of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

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Seamus Seamus may refer to: * Séamus, a male first name of Gaelic origin Film and television * Seamus (''Family Guy''), a character on the television series ''Family Guy'' * Seamus, a pigeon in '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' * Seamus Mc ...

'' or ''Sheumais''. It is therefore, the equivalent of

James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

People

Given name

Hamish Bennett Hamish Kyle Bennett (born 22 February 1987) is a New Zealand former international cricketer who played for the New Zealand national cricket team. He played for Wellington in New Zealand domestic competitions. Earlier in his career he represen ...

, retired New Zealand cricketer *

Hamish Bennett (director) Hamish Bennett is a New Zealand filmmaker. Early life and education Bennett is of Māori descent, of the Ngāti Whakaue, Patuharakeke and Kati Waewae peoples. He grew up in a small rural town in Northland. He earned a BA at Massey Univer ...

, New Zealand filmmaker * Hamish Blake (born 1981), Australian comedian and radio presenter *

Hamish Bond Hamish Bryon Bond (born 13 February 1986) is a retired New Zealand rower and former road cyclist. He is a three-time Olympic gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic ...

(born 1986), New Zealand Olympic rower * Hamish Bowles (born 1963), European editor-at-large for ''Vogue'' * Hamish Brown, writer and mountain walker *

Hamish Carter Hamish Clive Carter (born 28 April 1971 in Auckland) is a New Zealand triathlete. He won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, his second Olympic games. Carter also competed on the International Triathlon Union World Cup c ...

(born 1971), Olympic gold medallist triathlete from New Zealand * Hamish Clark, Scottish actor *

Hamish Forbes Major Sir Hamish Stewart Forbes, 7th Baronet, MBE, MC, KStJ (15 February 1916 – 3 September 2007) was a British Army officer who served in the Welsh Guards in World War II, spending over five years in German custody as a prisoner of war. In ...

, 7th Baronet (1916–2007), British Army major * Hamish Glencross (born 1978), heavy metal guitarist for the band My Dying Bride * Hamish Henderson (1919–2002), Scottish singer and collector of folk music * Hamish Imlach (1940-1996), Scottish folk singer * Hamish Kilgour, New Zealand musician in the band The Clean * Hamish Linklater, American actor * Hamish MacCunn (18681916), Scottish composer and musician * Hamish Marshall (born 1979), New Zealand cricketer * Hamish McAlpine (born 1948), Scottish footballer * Hamish MacDonald (disambiguation), several people * Hamish McKay, New Zealand television presenter * Hamish Milne, British pianist * Hamish Moore, Scottish maker, musician and teacher *

Hamish Peacock Hamish Peacock (born 15 October 1990) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He has competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics. Records and rankings Peacock is four-tim ...

Australian athlete * Hamish Pepper New Zealand sailor *

Hamish Purdy Hamish Purdy (born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian art director and set decorator. He attended UVic and UBC before making the move into film and TV. Purdy has worked on several well-known films, including Man of Steel in ...

, Canadian movie set decorator * Hamish Rosser, drummer of Australian band the Vines *

Hamish Rutherford Hamish Duncan Rutherford (born 27 April 1989) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Otago and represents New Zealand in international cricket. A left-handed batsman, occasional left-arm spin bowler and Twenty20 specialist ...

(born 1989), New Zealand cricketer * Hamish Stuart (born 1949), lead singer of Average White Band *

Hamish Wilson Hamish Wilson (13 December 1942 – 26 March 2020) was a Scottish actor from Glasgow who was best known for briefly taking over the role of Jamie McCrimmon for part of two episodes in the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Mind Robber'' when seri ...

, Scottish actor

Nickname

* James

Hamish Dawson James 'Hamish' Cooper Dawson (29 October 1925 – 19 October 2007) was a rugby union international who represented Scotland from 1947 to 1953 gaining 20 caps. Rugby Union career Amateur career Dawson was educated at Glasgow Academy, Strathal ...

(19252007), Scottish rugby union player *

Jamie Hamilton (publisher) James Hamish Hamilton (15 November 1900 – 24 May 1988) was a half-United States, American half-Scottish people, Scottish rowing (sport), rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He founded the publishing house Hamish ...

(19001988), founder of the publishing house Hamish Hamilton Limited * James Hamish Kemp (19332002), Scottish rugby union player * Thomas

Hamish Mahaddie Group Captain Thomas Gilbert "Hamish" Mahaddie, (19 March 1911 – 16 January 1997) was a Scotsman who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). As a youth he was selected for an apprentice program and was trained as an RAF ground crew "metal rigger". ...

(19111997), Scottish officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War * James

Hamish Stothard James Charles "Hamish" Stothard (6 May 1913 – 26 February 1997) was a Scottish athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games ...

(19131997), Scottish middle-distance runner

Animals

Hamish McHamish Hamish McHamish (1999 – 11 September 2014) was a ginger cat who lived in the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. He came to national and international prominence after the publication of a book entitled ''Hamish McHamish of St Andrews: Cool ...

, famous "cat about town" in St Andrews, Scotland

Fictional characters

Hamish Alexander This is a list of fictional characters appearing in the stories set in the Honor Harrington universe or Honorverse, a best-selling series of over twenty military science fiction novels and anthologies invented and written by David Weber. The stori ...

, in the Honorverse novels by David Weber * John H. Watson, a character in ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

'' 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, comedy characters from Radio 4 series ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' * Hamish Macbeth, a detective in series of novels and television adaptation starring Robert Carlyle as the eponymous hero *

Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse ''Hot Shot Hamish'' and ''Mighty Mouse'' were two popular British football-themed comic strips, which later merged and appeared in various publications from the 1970s to the 1990s. Both are amongst the best remembered football characters from ...

, two former popular British football-themed comic strips *

Hamish Hamish is a Scottish masculine given name. It is the anglicized form of the vocative case of the Gaelic name ''Seamus'' or ''Sheumais''. It is therefore, the equivalent of James. People Given name * Hamish Bennett, retired New Zealand cricketer ...

, in the Nickelodeon TV show ''

Mr. Meaty ''Mr. Meaty'' is a teen sitcom created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley. The show centers on two lazy teenage boys, Josh Redgrove and Parker Dinkleman, who work at a fast food restaurant called Mr. Meaty inside a shopping mall as they often enc ...

Named cyclones

Cyclone Hamish Severe Tropical Cyclone Hamish was a powerful tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage to the Great Barrier Reef and coastal Queensland, Australia, in March 2009. The eighth named storm of the 2008–09 Australian region cyclone season, Hami ...

, a 2009 cyclone * Tropical Cyclone Hamish, a 1999 cyclone

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