Hamish

HAY-mish

Scottish variation of James

"supplanter"

Hamish Origin and Meaning

Variation of James

Hamish Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 269 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Hamish

• 269 Nameberry 2025
• 424 England 2024
• 70 scotland 2024
• 89 Australia 2023

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Famous People Named Hamish

• Hamish Linklater American actor
• Hamish Donald Blake Australian comedian
• Hamish Bowles English fashion journalist
• (James) Hamish Stuart Scottish musician of the Average White Band
• Hamish Hartlett Australian rules footballer
• Hamish McIntosh Australian rules footballer
• Hamish John Hamilton Marshall New Zealand cricketer; twin brother James Marshall
• Milo Hamish Ferguson (b. 2001) son of TV host and actor Craig Ferguson
• Hamish Carter gymnast for Scotland and Great Britain
• Hamish Macdonald Australian broadcast journalist and news presenter

The name Hamish in Pop Culture

• Hamish "Hammie" McPherson character in comic strip "Baby Blues"
• Hamish character in movie "Braveheart"
• Hamish brother of Merida in Pixar's 'Brave," triplet brothers Harris and Hubert
• Hamish Ascot Alice's would,be fiance in movie "Alice in Wonderland"
• "Hamish Macbeth " series by M. C. Beaton, British TV series, and its main character
• Hamish Alexander character in the Honorverse series by David Weber
• Hamish and Dougal characters on British radio comedy series "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue" and "You'll Have Had Your Tea"
• John Hamish Watson character in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series
• Hamish MacKenzie character in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon