Given name & surname

Hammett

“from the little home”

Hammett is a variant of Hamlet. One German interpretation is “from the little home.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hammett is a variant of Hamlet. One German interpretation is “from the little home.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Hammett is a variant of Hamlet. An origin associated with Hamlet is German.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Old High German Hamo.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Hammett is a variant of Hamlet. The history of Hamlet gives this family its wider story. Hamlet has a place in Shakespeare’s plays.

Explained through its name family

Hammett’s family of names

Hammett has a related form in Hamlet.

Walk Hammett’s family in the name graph

HammettHamlet

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Hammett, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Literary

Hamlett

“from the little home”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Literary

Hamlit

“from the little home”

No U.S. birth series

—

Literary

Hamlitt

“from the little home”

No U.S. birth series

—

Literary

Hadee

“a modest woman; one who is well-behaved” · “one who guides others along the right path”

No U.S. birth series

59% boys · 41% girls

Literary

Hansel

“God is gracious”

40UncommonRising

>99% boys

Literary

Haedey

“a modest woman; one who is well-behaved”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish · Literary

Heeney

“God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

—

Literary

Haedee

“a modest woman; one who is well-behaved”

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

Names that share Hammett’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Hammett

A sister for Hammett