# Hamish

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈheɪmɪʃ/ · frequency rank #27,865

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of mostly Scottish usage.

## Etymology
Anglicized spelling of Scottish Gaelic Sheumais, vocative case of Seumas, from English James (see for more). Doublet of James etc.

## Easily confused with
- **hash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamish-vs-hash)
- **hams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamish-vs-hams)
- **harsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamish-vs-harsh)
- **hashish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamish-vs-hashish)
- **Hamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamas-vs-hamish)
- **Hamid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamid-vs-hamish)
- **hadith** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadith-vs-hamish)
- **Hamill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamill-vs-hamish)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahmish`, `haimsh`, `hamihs`, `hamishh`, `hamissh`, `hammish`, `hamsih`, `hhamish`, `hmaish`

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