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Hamilton

Pronunciation: HA-məl-tuhn (key)

Origin of the name Hamilton:

Transferred use of the Scottish surname taken from the name of a no-longer-existing English town. The name is derived from the Old English elements hamel (blunt) and dun (hill).

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