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Hamish is a Scottish masculine given name. It is the anglicized form of the vocative case of the Gaelic name Seamus or Sheumais . [ 1 ] It is therefore, the equivalent of James .
Hamish, James [2] SG equivalent of En James. Hamish is an Anglicisation of the vocative case of Seumas - Sheumais. [59] Seòras George [2] SG equivalent of En George. [57] See also SG Seoras, Seòsaidh Joseph [28] SG pet form of En Joseph. [28] Sgàire Zachary Anglicised as the etymologically unrelated Zachary. [28] Borne by the Macaulay clan ...
Seumas (Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈʃeːməs]) is a masculine given name in Scottish Gaelic and Scots, [1] equivalent to the English James. [2] The vocative case of the Scottish Gaelic Seumas is Sheumais, which has given form to the Anglicised form of this name, Hamish. [3] In Irish, Seumas is the older form of the modern Séamas.
A fair number of Gaelic names were borrowed into English or Scots at different periods (e.g. Kenneth, Duncan, Donald, Malcolm, Calum, Lachlan, Alasdair, Iain, Eilidh), although it can sometimes be difficult to tell if the donor language was Irish or Scottish Gaelic (e.g. Deirdre, Rory, Kennedy, Bridget/Bride, Aiden).
Hamish Hamilton Limited is a publishing imprint and originally a British publishing house, founded in 1931 eponymously by the half-Scot half-American Jamie Hamilton (Hamish is the vocative form of the Gaelic Seumas [meaning James], James the English form – which was also his given name, and Jamie the diminutive form).
Chief: Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm Clelland [4] Crest: A falcon upon a glove sinister Proper Motto: For sport. Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Cleland, North Lanarkshire. See also: 18th century Clevland family of Tapley, North Devon. [60] Clephane [4] Crest: A hand holding a helmet Proper Motto: Ut sim paratior [Latin, 'That I May Be the ...
Jacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin. The English form is derived from the Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iakobos), ultimately from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqōḇ), the name of Jacob, biblical patriarch of the Israelites, and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
James is one of the most common male names in the English-speaking world. In the United States, James was one of the five most common given names for male babies for most of the 20th century. Its popularity peaked during the Baby Boom (Census records 1940–1960), when it was the most popular name for baby boys. Its popularity has declined ...