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 [ 3 syll. ha-mil-ton, ham-ilt-on ] The boy name Hamilton is pronounced HHAEMahLTahN KEY. Hamilton's language of origin is Old English and it is used mainly in the English language. The name is of the meaning 'from the proud or home-lover's estate'. Variant forms of Hamilton include Hamel (English), Hamil (English), Hamill (English), and Tony (English). Hamilton is rare as a baby name for boys. At the modest peak of its usage in 1908, 0.017% of baby boys were given the name Hamilton. Its ranking then was #457. The baby name has since markedly declined in popularity, and is of only irregular use today. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Hamilton, Tony (English) was the most widely used in 2008. KEY: Pronunciation for Hamilton: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
