Hamish
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Not to be confused with amish, a Christian denomination
Hamish is an archetypal male Scottish name. The name is uncommon outside of Scotland, Australia and New Zealand.
Its English equivalent is James, which is a variant of the Hebrew name Jacob. The name Hamish originates from the lenited form of the Scottish Gaelic name Seumas. The lenited form is spelled 'a Sheumais', pronounced 'uh HEM-ish'. The first syllable of Hamish itself is normally pronounced like the English word "hay".
Hamish is often used as a name for a Scottish person in fiction, or when a person's name isn't known but their nationality is apparent from the speaker's accent, similar to Jock
[edit] Some famous Hamishes
- Hamish and Andy, Australian comedians and radio presenters
- Hamish and Dougal, comedy characters from Radio 4 series I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
- Hamish Carter, Olympic gold medalist
- Hamish Joy, Indian humorist
- Hamish Glencross, Heavy Metal guitarist for the band My Dying Bride
- Hamish Macbeth television series, starring Robert Carlyle as the eponymous hero
- Hamish McAlpine, footballer
- Hamish McRae, economist and journalist
- Foundation's Edge by Issac Asimov, The Hamish are the agrarian natives of the planet Trantor after the fall of the Galactic Empire.
