Hamilton

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English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæmɪltən/
  • Hyphenation: Ham‧il‧ton
  • Audio (CA):(file)

Etymology 1

From Old English hamel (“blunt, flat-topped”) + dūne (“hill”). The Scottish surname is from the place in Leicestershire.

Proper noun

Hamilton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamiltons)

  1. A deserted mediaeval village in present-day Barkby Thorpe parish, Leicestershire, England.
  2. A town in Lanarkshire, Scotland; named for the Clan Hamilton.
  3. A Scottish surname from Old English
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. A port city in Ontario; named for founder George Hamilton.
  6. A city in the North Island, New Zealand; named for Cpt. John Fane Charles Hamilton, a commander in the Tauranga Campaign.
  7. A township in Mercer County, New Jersey; named for Hamilton Square, a community within the township, itself named for American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.
  8. A city in Ohio; the county seat of Butler County; named for Alexander Hamilton. Officially "Hamilton!".
  9. A township in Atlantic County, New Jersey; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  10. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
  11. A rural township in Ontario; named for Henry Hamilton, a government official of the British Empire in North America.
  12. A suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire; named for the deserted mediaeval village.
  13. A town in Victoria.
  14. A township in Warren County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  15. A township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania; named for lawyer and politician James Hamilton.
  16. A township in Franklin County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  17. A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
  18. A town in Massachusetts; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  19. A township in Delaware County, Indiana.
  20. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland; named for two distinct Hamilton families, both early settlers.
  21. A city in Alabama; the county seat of Marion County; named for Alabama politician Cpt. Albert James Hamilton.
  22. A township in Sullivan County, Indiana.
  23. A town and village in New York; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  24. A city in Montana; the county seat of Ravalli County; named for railroad official J. W. Hamilton.
  25. A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales; named for Edward Terrick Hamilton, leader of the Australian Agricultural Company.
  26. A city in Texas; the county seat of Hamilton County.
  27. A city in Hancock County, Illinois; named for early resident Artois Hamilton.
  28. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin; named for Hamilton College in New York.
  29. A township in Adams County, Pennsylvania.
  30. A township in Caldwell County, Missouri.
  31. A township in Clare County, Michigan.
  32. A township in Lawrence County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  33. A city in Missouri; named for Alexander Hamilton and Joseph Hamilton, a lawyer and military leader.
  34. A township in Van Buren County, Michigan.
  35. A township in Jackson County, Indiana; named for local politician James Hamilton.
  36. A town in Steuben and DeKalb counties, Indiana.
  37. A city in Georgia, United States, the county seat of Harris County; named for South Carolina Governor Paul Hamilton.
  38. The capital city of Bermuda; named for Henry Hamilton.
  39. A town in Loudon County, Virginia; named for local businessman Charles Bennett Hamilton.
  40. A township in Jackson County, Ohio; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  41. A town in North Carolina.
  42. A township in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
  43. A township in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  44. A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
  45. A town in Washington; named for early settler William Hamilton.
  46. A town in Tasmania; named for early settler William Henry Hamilton.
  47. A city in Kansas; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  48. A township in Lee County, Illinois.
  49. A township in Decatur County, Iowa; named for county commissioner William Hamilton.
  50. A township in Arkansas.
  51. A township in Franklin County, Iowa; named for early settler Andrew Hamilton.
  52. A city in Iowa.
  53. A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
  54. A city in North Dakota; named for the city in Ontario.
  55. A parish of Bermuda; named for Scottish politician James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton.
  56. A township in South Australia.
  57. A township in Hamilton County, Iowa.
  58. A township in Harrison County, Missouri.
  59. A township in Martin County, North Carolina.
  60. A township in Pembina County, North Dakota.
  61. A township in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.
  62. A township in Marshall County, South Dakota.
  63. A census-designated place in Mississippi.
  64. An unincorporated community of Colorado.
  65. An unincorporated community of Clinton County, Indiana; named for Alexander Hamilton.
  66. An unincorporated community of Madison County, Indiana.
  67. An unincorporated community of Kentucky; named for founder Joel Hamilton.
  68. An unincorporated community of Minnesota.
  69. An unincorporated community of Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  70. An unincorporated community of Pennsylvania; named for postmaster Robert Hamilton.
  71. An unincorporated community of Cumberland County, Virginia.
  72. An unincorporated community of West Virginia.
  73. An unincorporated community of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.
  74. An unincorporated community of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin; named for William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton.
  75. A former settlement in California; the former county seat of Butte County; named for the founder, a nephew of Alexander Hamilton.
  76. A ghost town in Nevada; named for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton.
  77. A Scottish dukedom.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From the portrait of Alexander Hamilton featured on them.

Noun

Hamilton (plural Hamiltons)

  1. (slang) A United States ten-dollar bill.
    • 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.
    • 2007, Brian Johnson, Duncan Mackenzie, Harvey Chute, Zune for Dummies, page 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

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