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hamilton
English
Etymology
From en ang *Hameldūne, from ang hamel blunt, flat-topped + ang dūne hill. The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on it.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhæməltən/ /ˈ-ɪl-/ RP
en /ˈhaməltən/ SSB,Scotland
en /ˈhæməltən/ [ˈhɛəməltən] ~ [ˈheəməltən] GA,CA
en En-ca-Hamilton.opus CA
en /ˈhæːməltən/ [ˈhæːməltən] ~ [ˈhɛːməltən] ~ [ˈheːməltən] AU!Australia
en /ˈhɛməltən/ NZ
en Ham il ton
Proper noun
~ s
en Scottish Old English.
en Sarah Holt Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/17/motorsport/formula-one-brazil-gp-verstappen-ferrari-collision-spt-intl/index.html 2019-11-17 The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr. https://web.archive.org/web/20200321161029/https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/17/motorsport/formula-one-brazil-gp-verstappen-ferrari-collision-spt-intl/index.html
en male surnames.
A Scottish dukedom.
en town carea/South Lanarkshire cc/Scotland ; named for the Clan Hamilton OS grid ref NS7255.
Places in Australia:
en suburb city/Newcastle s/New South Wales c/Australia ; named for Edward Terrick Hamilton, leader of the Australian Agricultural Company.
en suburb city/Brisbane s/Queensland c/Australia ; named for two distinct Hamilton families, both early settlers.
en township s/South Australia.
en town s/Tasmania c/Australia ; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.
en town s/Victoria c/Australia.
Places in Bermuda:
en capital city territory/Bermuda ; named for Henry Hamilton.
en parish territory/Bermuda ; named for Scottish politician James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton.
Places in Canada:
en port city p/Ontario c/Canada ; named for founder George Hamilton.
en rural township p/Ontario c/Canada ; named for Henry Hamilton (governor) Henry Hamilton, a government official of the British Empire in North America.
Places in England:
en deserted mediaeval village in present-day par/Barkby Thorpe co/Leicestershire cc/England.
en suburb city/Leicester co/Leicestershire cc/England ; named for the deserted mediaeval village.
en city r/Waikato isl/North Island c/New Zealand ; named for Cpt. John Fane Charles Hamilton, a commander in the Tauranga Campaign. NZ Topo Map: Hamilton
Places in the United States:
en city/county seat co/Marion County s/Alabama ; named for Alabama politician Cpt. Albert James Hamilton.
en township co/Lonoke County s/Arkansas.
en ghost town co/Butte County s/California ; former county seat co/Butte County ; named for the founder, a nephew of Alexander Hamilton.
en unincorporated community co/Moffat County s/Colorado.
en small city/county seat co/Harris County s/Georgia c/US ; named for South Carolina Governor Paul Hamilton (politician) Paul Hamilton.
en small city co/Hancock County s/Illinois ; named for early resident Artois Hamilton.
en township co/Lee County s/Illinois.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Madison co/Clinton County s/Indiana ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en township co/Delaware County s/Indiana.
en township co/Jackson County s/Indiana ; named for local politician James Hamilton.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Jackson co/Madison County s/Indiana.
en town co/Steuben County and co/DeKalb County s/Indiana.
en township co/Sullivan County s/Indiana.
en township co/Decatur County s/Iowa ; named for county commissioner William Hamilton.
en township co/Franklin County s/Iowa ; named for early settler Andrew Hamilton.
en township co/Hamilton County s/Iowa.
en tiny city co/Marion County s/Iowa.
en tiny city co/Greenwood County s/Kansas ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en unincorporated community co/Boone County s/Kentucky ; named for founder Joel Hamilton.
en neighborhood city/Baltimore s/Maryland.
en town co/Essex County s/Massachusetts ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Heath co/Allegan County s/Michigan.
en township co/Clare County s/Michigan.
en township co/Gratiot County s/Michigan.
en township co/Van Buren County s/Michigan.
en unincorporated community co/Fillmore County s/Minnesota.
en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Monroe County s/Mississippi.
en small city co/Caldwell County s/Missouri ; named for Alexander Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton, a lawyer and military leader.
en township co/Caldwell County s/Missouri.
en township co/Harrison County s/Missouri.
en small city/county seat co/Ravalli County s/Montana ; named for railroad official J. W. Hamilton.
en township co/Fillmore County s/Nebraska.
en ghost town co/White Pine County s/Nevada ; named for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton.
en township co/Atlantic County s/New Jersey ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en township co/Mercer County s/New Jersey ; named for Hamilton Square, a community within the township, itself named for American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Neptune co/Monmouth County s/New Jersey.
en town/and/village co/Madison County s/New York ; named for Alexander Hamilton. TopoZone: Hamilton, New York
en small town co/Martin County s/North Carolina.
en township co/Martin County s/North Carolina.
en tiny city co/Pembina County s/North Dakota ; named for the city in Ontario.
en township co/Pembina County s/North Dakota.
en city/county seat co/Butler County s/Ohio ; named for Alexander Hamilton ; officially "Hamilton!".
en township co/Franklin County s/Ohio ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en township co/Jackson County s/Ohio ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en township co/Lawrence County s/Ohio ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en township co/Warren County s/Ohio ; named for Alexander Hamilton.
en township co/Adams County s/Pennsylvania.
en township co/Franklin County s/Pennsylvania ; named for lawyer and politician James Hamilton (Pennsylvania) James Hamilton.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Perry co/Jefferson County s/Pennsylvania ; named for postmaster Robert Hamilton.
en township co/McKean County s/Pennsylvania.
en township co/Monroe County s/Pennsylvania.
en township co/Tioga County s/Pennsylvania.
en township co/Charles Mix County s/South Dakota.
en township co/Marshall County s/South Dakota.
en city/county seat co/Hamilton County s/Texas.
en unincorporated community co/Cumberland County s/Virginia.
en small town co/Loudon County s/Virginia ; named for local businessman Charles Bennett Hamilton.
en small town co/Skagit County s/Washington ; named for early settler William Hamilton.
en unincorporated community co/Fayette County s/West Virginia.
en unincorporated community co/Fond du Lac County s/Wisconsin.
en unincorporated community co/Ozaukee County s/Wisconsin ; named for William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton.
en town co/La Crosse County s/Wisconsin ; named for Hamilton College in New York.
Derived terms
en Baillie-Hamilton Island Fanilton Hamilfan Hamilton Branch Hamilton City Hamilton County Hamilton East Hamiltonian Hamiltonicity Hamilton Inlet Hamiltonism Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation Hamilton-Jacobi equation Hamilton North Hamiltonsbawn Hamilton South Hamilton Square Hamilton Town Hamilton Valley Hamiltrash South Hamilton
Descendants
mul ℍ
Translations
name of various cities in English-speaking countries
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 咸美頓 haam4 mei5 deon6
Mandarin: cmn 哈密爾頓 Hāmì'ěrdùn various transliteration methods exist
Esperanto: eo Hamiltono
German: de Hamilton
Japanese: ja ハミルトン Hamiruton
Korean: ko ^해밀턴
Lithuanian: lt Hamiltonas m
Marathi: mr हॅमिलटन
Russian: ru Га́мильтон m, ru Ха́мильтон m, ru Хэ́милтон m
Vietnamese: vi Ha-min-tơn
town in Scotland
Korean: ko 해밀턴 haemilteon
Marathi: mr हॅमिलटन
Scots: sco Hamiltoun
Scottish Gaelic: gd Baile Hamaltan
city in New Zealand
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 哈密爾頓
Korean: ko 해밀턴 haemilteon
Māori: mi Kirikiriroa
Marathi: mr हॅमिलटन
city in Montana
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 哈密爾頓
Korean: ko 해밀턴 haemilteon
Marathi: mr हॅमिलटन
Montana Salish: fla čɫc̓lc̓lé
Noun
en slang A United States ten-dollar bill.
en Alexander Hamilton Alex Hamilton
2000 March 9, "time4funwithu" (username), "(ASP) New Orleans - Zoey, in alt.sex.prostitution, Usenet:
I think the girls all work for $200 p/hr, give or take a few Hamiltons.
2006 September, Josh Norem, a review in Maximum PC, page 78:
We all know that the stock cooler that comes with your CPU will get the job done, but it won't be exceptionally cool, nor are stock coolers particularly quiet or attractive. Aftermarket coolers, on the other hand, are all of the above, and usually cost just a few Hamiltons.
en 2007 Brian Johnson; Duncan Mackenzie; Harvey Chute Zune for Dummies 110 All these products cost around $30 each, but although you can use other methods to accomplish the same result without any cost at all, we think the simplicity of using a single program is well worth a few Hamiltons.
See also
dead president, Washington, Lincoln, Jackson, Benjamin, Franklin
Further reading
United States ten-dollar bill
References
en eponyms
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt Hamílton adapted
pt Amílton, pt Amilton
Etymology
pt :ubor en:Hamilton + 1
Pronunciation
Hamílton
pt Ha mil ton
pt Hamílton Amílton
pt iwtõ Brazil iltɔn Portugal 3
Proper noun
m Hamiltons
pt male English Brazilian Hamilton
pt https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2026/05/13/hamilton-de-holanda-ecoa-influencias-de-piseiro-fado-djavan-e-black-rio-no-album-nova-feito-com-o-trio-do-musico.ghtml Hamilton de Holanda ecoa influências de piseiro, fado, Djavan e Black Rio no álbum 'Nova', feito com o trio do músico w:G1 Com 14 músicas gravadas em diferentes partes do mundo por Hamilton de Holanda (bandolim de dez cordas), Salomão Soares (teclados e Moog) e Thiago Big Rabello (bateria), o álbum “Nova” nasce com a intenção de oferecer um som sensorial. With 14 songs recorded in different parts of the world by Hamilton de Holanda (ten-string mandolin), Salomão Soares (keyboards and Moog) and Thiago Big Rabello (drums), the album “Nova” arises with the intention of offering a sensory sound. 2026-05-13 Mauro Ferreira https://web.archive.org/web/20260514221320/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/blog/mauro-ferreira/post/2026/05/13/hamilton-de-holanda-ecoa-influencias-de-piseiro-fado-djavan-e-black-rio-no-album-nova-feito-com-o-trio-do-musico.ghtml 14 May 2026
pt terms ending in N