# Hamill

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,266

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A census-designated place in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States.

## Etymology
Of multiple origins, but chiefly a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁdhmaill (“descendant of Ádhmall”), a nickname from ádhmall (“active”).

## Easily confused with
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamill-vs-hill)
- **Hamish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamill-vs-hamish)
- **homily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamill-vs-homily)
- **hall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hall-vs-hamill)
- **hail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hail-vs-hamill)
- **Hamid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamid-vs-hamill)
- **hails** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hails-vs-hamill)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahmill`, `haimll`, `hamil`, `hamlil`, `hammill`, `hhamill`, `hmaill`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hamill