Hamilton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæmɪltən/
Forms: form: Hamiltons
Etymology: From Old English *Hameldūne, from hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + 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.
Senses: glosses: A Scottish surname from Old English.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A Scottish dukedom.
glosses: A town in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton (OS grid ref NS7255).
glosses: Places in Australia:
A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; named for Edward Terrick Hamilton, leader of the Australian Agricultural Company.
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A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; named for two distinct Hamilton families, both early settlers.
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A township in South Australia.
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A town in Tasmania, Australia; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.
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A town in Victoria, Australia.
glosses: Places in Bermuda:
The capital city of Bermuda; named for Henry Hamilton.
glosses: Places in Bermuda:
A parish of Bermuda; named for Scottish politician James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton.
glosses: Places in Canada:
A port city in Ontario, Canada; named for founder George Hamilton.
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A rural township in Ontario, Canada; named for Henry Hamilton, a government official of the British Empire in North America.
glosses: Places in England:
A deserted mediaeval village in present-day Barkby Thorpe parish, Leicestershire, England.
glosses: Places in England:
A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England; named for the deserted mediaeval village.
glosses: A city in Waikato, North Island, New Zealand; named for Cpt. John Fane Charles Hamilton, a commander in the Tauranga Campaign.
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A city, the county seat of Marion County, Alabama; named for Alabama politician Cpt. Albert James Hamilton.
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A township in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
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A ghost town in Butte County, California; the former county seat of Butte County; named for the founder, a nephew of Alexander Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Moffat County, Colorado.
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A small city, the county seat of Harris County, Georgia, United States; named for South Carolina Governor Paul Hamilton.
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A small city in Hancock County, Illinois; named for early resident Artois Hamilton.
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A township in Lee County, Illinois.
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An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Clinton County, Indiana; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A township in Delaware County, Indiana.
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A township in Jackson County, Indiana; named for local politician James Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana.
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A town in Steuben County and DeKalb County, Indiana.
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A township in Sullivan County, Indiana.
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A township in Decatur County, Iowa; named for county commissioner William Hamilton.
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A township in Franklin County, Iowa; named for early settler Andrew Hamilton.
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A township in Hamilton County, Iowa.
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A tiny city in Marion County, Iowa.
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A tiny city in Greenwood County, Kansas; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky; named for founder Joel Hamilton.
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A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
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A town in Essex County, Massachusetts; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Heath Township, Allegan County, Michigan.
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A township in Clare County, Michigan.
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A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
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A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
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An unincorporated community in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
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An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County, Mississippi.
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A small city in Caldwell County, Missouri; named for Alexander Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton, a lawyer and military leader.
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A township in Caldwell County, Missouri.
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A township in Harrison County, Missouri.
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A small city, the county seat of Ravalli County, Montana; named for railroad official J. W. Hamilton.
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A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
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A ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada; named for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton.
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A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A township in Mercer County, New Jersey; named for Hamilton Square, a community within the township, itself named for American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
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A town and village in New York; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A small town in Martin County, North Carolina.
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A township in Martin County, North Carolina.
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A tiny city in Pembina County, North Dakota; named for the city in Ontario.
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A township in Pembina County, North Dakota.
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A city, the county seat of Butler County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton; officially "Hamilton!".
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A township in Franklin County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A township in Jackson County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A township in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A township in Warren County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
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A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
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A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; named for lawyer and politician James Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Perry Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania; named for postmaster Robert Hamilton.
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A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
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A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
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A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
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A township in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
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A township in Marshall County, South Dakota.
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A city, the county seat of Hamilton County, Texas.
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An unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia.
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A small town in Loudon County, Virginia; named for local businessman Charles Bennett Hamilton.
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A small town in Skagit County, Washington; named for early settler William Hamilton.
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An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
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An unincorporated community in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
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An unincorporated community in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; named for William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton.
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A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; named for Hamilton College in New York.
Derived terms: Hamilton Branch
Hamilton City
Hamilton County
Hamiltonian
Hamilton Inlet
Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation
Hamilton-Jacobi equation
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