Hamish is a Scottish masculine
given name
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. It is the anglicized form of the
vocative case
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of the
Gaelic name ''
Seamus'' or ''Sheumais''.
It is therefore, the equivalent of
James.
People
Given name
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Hamish Bennett, retired New Zealand cricketer
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Hamish Bennett (director), New Zealand filmmaker
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Hamish Blake
Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, actor and author. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on ...
(born 1981), Australian comedian and radio presenter
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Hamish Bond (born 1986), New Zealand Olympic rower
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Hamish Bowles (born 1963), European editor-at-large for ''Vogue''
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Hamish Brown
Hamish Brown Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. Royal Scottish Geographical Society, FRSGS is a professional writer, lecturer and photographer specialising in mountain and outdoor topics. He is best known for his walking exploits in the Scottish ...
, writer and mountain walker
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Hamish Carter (born 1971), Olympic gold medallist triathlete from New Zealand
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Hamish Clark (born 1965), Scottish actor
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Hamish Falconer (born 1985), British politician and diplomat
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Hamish Forbes, 7th Baronet (1916–2007), British Army major
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Hamish Fraser, Scottish
Catholic
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journalist and activist
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Hamish Glencross (born 1978), heavy metal guitarist for the band My Dying Bride
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Hamish Harding (1964–2023), British businessman
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Hamish Harding (rower) (born 1999), Australian rower
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Hamish Henderson
(James) Hamish Scott Henderson (11 November 1919 – 9 March 2002) was a Scotland, Scottish poet, songwriter, communist, intellectual and soldier.
Henderson was a catalyst for the folk revival in Scotland. He was also an accomplished folk s ...
(1919–2002), Scottish singer and collector of folk music
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Hamish Imlach (1940-1996), Scottish folk singer
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Hamish Kerr, New Zealand athlete
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Hamish Kilgour, New Zealand musician in the band
The Clean
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Hamish Linklater, American actor
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Hamish MacCunn (18681916), Scottish composer and musician
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Hamish Marshall (born 1979), New Zealand cricketer
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Hamish McAlpine (born 1948), Scottish footballer
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Hamish MacDonald (disambiguation), several people
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Hamish McKay, New Zealand television presenter
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Hamish Milne, British pianist
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Hamish Moore, Scottish maker, musician and teacher
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Hamish Munro (1915–1994), Scottish biochemist
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Hamish Peacock Australian athlete
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Hamish Pepper New Zealand sailor
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Hamish Purdy, Canadian movie set decorator
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Hamish Rosser
Hamish Rosser (born 16 May 1974) is an Australian rock musician. He is best known for his time in The Vines (band), The Vines and Wolfmother.
Early life
Hamish’s musical journey began when he took up the guitar at the age of eight. By the t ...
, drummer of Australian band the Vines
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Hamish Rutherford (born 1989), New Zealand cricketer
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Hamish Stuart (born 1949), lead singer of Average White Band
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Hamish Wallace (born 1956), Scottish paediatric oncologist
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Hamish Wilson, Scottish actor
Nickname
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Hamish Dawson (19252007), Scottish rugby union player
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Jamie Hamilton (publisher) (19001988), founder of the publishing house Hamish Hamilton Limited
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Hamish Kemp (19332002), Scottish rugby union player
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Hamish Mahaddie (19111997), Scottish officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War
* James
Hamish Stothard (19131997), Scottish middle-distance runner
Animals
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Hamish McHamish, famous "cat about town" in St Andrews, Scotland
Fictional characters
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Hamish Alexander, in the
Honorverse
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novels by
David Weber
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John H. Watson, a character in ''
Sherlock Holmes
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'' stories; his middle name is unknown in the original stories, but is given as Hamish in many non-canon Holmes pastiches and adaptations
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Hamish and Dougal, comedy characters from Radio 4 series ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''
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Hamish Macbeth
Hamish Macbeth is the police constable of the fictional Scottish Highlands, Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh, in a series of murder mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney).
Considered by many to be a useless, lazy moocher, M ...
, a detective in a series of novels and television adaptation starring
Robert Carlyle as the eponymous hero
* Hamish Sinclair, a
Civil War
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veteran in the video game
Red Dead Redemption II
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Hot Shot Hamish and Mighty Mouse, two former popular British football-themed comic strips
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Hamish, in the
Nickelodeon
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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 enco ...
''
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Harry and Hamish two twin diesels who work at the docks hauling in ships.
Named cyclones
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Cyclone Hamish, a 2009 cyclone
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Tropical Cyclone Hamish, a 1999 cyclone
References
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English-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Scottish masculine given names
Nicknames