| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Seumas (voc. Sheumais) |
| Other names | |
| See also | James, Jacob, Jake, Jack |
Hamish is a Scottish masculine given name. It is the anglicized form of the vocative case of the Gaelic name Seamus or Sheumais.[1] It is therefore, the equivalent of James.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 118, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1