# Hamlin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #29,305

## Definitions
1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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## Etymology
From the Anglo-Norman personal name Hamlin, a double diminutive of Old French Haimon.

## Easily confused with
- **Harlan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlin-vs-harlan)
- **Hardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlin-vs-hardin)
- **Hanlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlin-vs-hanlon)
- **Harbin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlin-vs-harbin)
- **hauling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlin-vs-hauling)
- **hain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hain-vs-hamlin)
- **Hamid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamid-vs-hamlin)
- **Halen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halen-vs-hamlin)
- **hamlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamlet-vs-hamlin)
- **hailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hailing-vs-hamlin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahmlin`, `halmin`, `hamiln`, `hamlinn`, `hamllin`, `hamlni`, `hammlin`, `hhamlin`, `hmalin`

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