Hamish - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Hamish \ha-mi-sh\ is of Scottish origin. Variant of James (Hebrew) "he who supplants".

For more information, see also the related name Jacob.

A baby name that sounds like Hamish is Himesh. Other similar baby names are Hamid, Hamill and Hamil.

Hamish is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Hamish. Click here to compare Hamish with related baby names.