Given name & surname

Hamill

“one who is scarred”

Hamill is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “one who is scarred.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One English interpretation is “one who is scarred.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is English.

How it developed

From Irish Ó hÁdhmaill (“descendant of Ádhmall”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hamill’s family of names

Hamill has a related form in Hamel. Hamill has a related form in Hamell. Hamill has a related form in Hamil.

Walk Hamill’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 7

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