Definitions for hamilton
ˈhæm əl tənhamil·ton

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hamilton, William Rowan Hamilton, Sir William Rowan Hamiltonnoun

   Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

2. Hamilton, Lady Emma Hamilton, Amy Lyonnoun

   English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815)

3. Hamilton, Alice Hamiltonnoun

   United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970)

4. Hamilton, Alexander Hamiltonnoun

   United States statesman and leader of the Federalists; as the first Secretary of the Treasury he establish a federal bank; was mortally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr (1755-1804)

5. Hamiltonnoun

   a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario

6. Hamiltonnoun

   the capital of Bermuda

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. hamiltonnoun

   (slang: a United States ten-dollar bill).

2. Etymology: Scottish lowlands family name originating from a place name in Leicestershire, from hamel + dune.

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1. hamilton

   Hamilton can refer to multiple things: 1) Named after Alexander Hamilton, an influential American statesman, economist and Founding Father, many entities bear his name including the capital of Bermuda and various towns, bridges, schools, streets and parks in North America. 2) "Hamilton" is also a popular Broadway musical penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, celebrated for its innovative blend of hip-hop and musical theatre to tell the story of Alexander Hamilton. 3) In mathematics, the term "Hamiltonian" refers to a function used in mechanics and quantum physics named after Irish mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton. 4) Hamilton can also refer to a well-known luxury watch company, Hamilton Watch Company. Therefore, without context, 'Hamilton' could refer to any of the above and more, all named directly or indirectly in honor of notable figures with the surname Hamilton.

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1. Hamilton

   Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately 130 km south of Auckland. It sits at a major road and rail nexus in the centre of the Waikato basin, on both banks of the Waikato River. Initially an agricultural service centre, it now has a growing and diverse economy and is the third fastest growing urban area in New Zealand. Education and research and development play an important part in Hamilton's economy, as the city is home to approximately 40,000 tertiary students and 1,000 PhD scientists.

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1. Hamilton

   a town of Lanarkshire, on the Clyde, 10 m. SE. of Glasgow; mining is the chief industry. Also a city (49) of Canada, on Burlington Bay, at the west end of Lake Ontario, 40 m. SW. of Toronto; is an important railway centre, and has manufactories of iron, cotton, and woollen goods, &c. Hamilton, Alexander

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1. hamilton

   Song lyrics by hamilton -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hamilton on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. HAMILTON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hamilton is ranked #119 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hamilton surname appeared 201,746 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 68 would have the surname Hamilton.
   
   70.2% or 141,646 total occurrences were White.
   23.7% or 47,834 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 4,943 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 4,620 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 1,614 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 1,089 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Lady
   • City
   • Mathematician
   • Port
   • Statesman
   • Toxicologist

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce hamilton?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hamilton in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hamilton in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hamilton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of hamilton in a Sentence

1. Lawrence Barretto:

   There have been a number of occasions this year that Vettel has made mistakes, i can't think of a single mistake Lewis Hamilton has made, which is quite rare.

2. Al Faisal:

   I really respect Lewis Hamilton as a driver [... ] and I admire what Lewis Hamilton does.

3. Cameron Hamilton:

   I think we were just open to the idea of finding love, of course the premise is a little crazy at first glance, but for me, I said' I want to keep an open mind about this. Cameron Hamilton never know.' And here we are today. So I'm glad that I did.

4. District Attorney Sherry Boston:

   For far too long, this precious little boy had no name and no story, through the tireless efforts of several individuals and organizations who were determined not to let this boy be forgotten, William DaShawn Hamilton has been identified, and justice will be served in his memory.

5. Maine Gov. Paul LePage:

   When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I’d like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825, and we would have a duel, that’s how angry I am, and I would not put my gun in the air, I guarantee you, I would not be (Alexander) Hamilton. I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt and he has not done a damn thing since he’s been in this Legislature to help move the state forward.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hamilton
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hamilton
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hamilton
5. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Hamilton
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=hamilton