Hamilton

Meaning

Name

1. (countable, uncountable) A Scottish surname from Old English.
2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. (countable, uncountable) A Scottish dukedom.
4. (countable, uncountable) A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton (OS grid ref NS7255).
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Noun

A United States ten-dollar bill.

Synonyms

Alice Hamilton

William Rowan Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Sir William Rowan Hamilton

Amy Lyon

Lady Emma Hamilton

Bermuda

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Translations

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Hamilton

Bermuda

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William Rowan Hamilton

Commander Hamilton

Bermuda-Inseln

Βερμούδες

هاميلتون

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæmɪltən/

Etymology

Inherited from Old English: Hameldūne

In summary

From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.

Sentences

The Hamilton Bowl overflowed , flooding the Signal Hill area .