Hamlet
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#HAMLET Amlethus, as written by 13th-century Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, and borrowed into English by way of François de Belleforest's FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#HAMLETCategory:English terms derived from French#HAMLET Hamlet, originally rendered as Hamblet in English. Ultimately from Old DanishCategory:English terms derived from Old Danish#HAMLET Amlethæ, corresponding to Old Norse Amlóði (“fool”), claimed to be suggestive of the way that Hamlet acts in the play, from ama (“to annoy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (UK) /ˈhæm.lɪt/Category:English 2-syllable words#HAMLETCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#HAMLET
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#HAMLETAudio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈhæm.lət/Category:English 2-syllable words#HAMLETCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#HAMLET
- Rhymes: (UK) -æmlɪtCategory:Rhymes:English/æmlɪt#HAMLETCategory:Rhymes:English/æmlɪt/2 syllables#HAMLET
- Homophone: hamletCategory:English terms with homophones#HAMLET
Proper noun
HamletCategory:English lemmas#HAMLETCategory:English proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:English uncountable nouns#HAMLETCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#HAMLETCategory:Pages with entries#HAMLETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#HAMLET
- A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family.
- The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.
- A male given nameCategory:English given names#HAMLETCategory:English male given names#HAMLET.
- A surnameCategory:English surnames#HAMLET.
- A number of places in the United StatesCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET:
- An unincorporated community in Marin County, CaliforniaCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in California, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, IllinoisCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Illinois, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET.
- A town in Starke County, IndianaCategory:en:Towns in Indiana, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Towns in the United States#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Indiana, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET, named after John Hamlet.
- A village in Hayes County, NebraskaCategory:en:Villages in Nebraska, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Villages in the United States#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Nebraska, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET, so-named as it was regarded as a hamlet.
- A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New YorkCategory:en:Villages in New York, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Villages in the United States#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in New York, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET.
- A city in Richmond County, North CarolinaCategory:en:Cities in North Carolina, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Cities in the United States#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in North Carolina, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET.
- An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, OregonCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in Oregon, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Oregon, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET, regarded as a hamlet.
- An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West VirginiaCategory:en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in West Virginia, USA#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in the United States#HAMLET, so-named for its small size.
- A locality in Alberta, CanadaCategory:en:Villages in Alberta, Canada#HAMLETCategory:en:Villages in Canada#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Alberta, Canada#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Canada#HAMLET, named after William Hamlet.
- A settlement in Gittisham parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, just outside HonitonCategory:en:Villages in Devon, England#HAMLETCategory:en:Villages in England#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Devon, England#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in England#HAMLET (OS grid ref SY1499). [1]
- A hamlet in Yetminster parish and Chetnole parish, Dorset, EnglandCategory:en:Villages in Dorset, England#HAMLETCategory:en:Villages in England#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in Dorset, England#HAMLETCategory:en:Places in England#HAMLET (OS grid ref ST5908).
Related terms
Translations
References
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List of United Kingdom locations: Ha-Ham on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Category:en:Artistic works#HAMLETCategory:en:British fiction#HAMLETCategory:en:Fictional characters#HAMLETCategory:en:William Shakespeare#HAMLETFrench
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:French terms derived from English#HAMLET Hamlet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hamlet mCategory:French lemmas#HAMLETCategory:French proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:French uncountable nouns#HAMLETCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#HAMLETCategory:French masculine nouns#HAMLETCategory:Pages with entries#HAMLETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#HAMLET
Category:fr:William Shakespeare#HAMLETPolish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Hamlet.
Category:Polish unadapted borrowings from English#HAMLET%7CHAMLETCategory:Polish entries referencing missing etymons#HAMLETCategory:Polish terms derived from English#HAMLETCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#HAMLET%7CHAMLETCategory:Polish terms derived from English#HAMLET%7CHAMLETCategory:Pages with etymology trees#HAMLETCategory:Polish entries with etymology trees#HAMLETCategory:Polish entries with etymology texts#HAMLETCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#HAMLETPronunciation
Proper noun
Hamlet m persCategory:Polish lemmas#HAMLETCategory:Polish proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#HAMLETCategory:Polish masculine nouns#HAMLETCategory:Polish personal nouns#HAMLETCategory:Pages with entries#HAMLETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#HAMLET
- Hamlet (the main character of the play Hamlet)
Declension
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#HAMLETCategory:Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English#HAMLETCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#HAMLET Hamlet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hamlet mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#HAMLETCategory:Portuguese proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#HAMLETCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#HAMLETCategory:Pages with entries#HAMLETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#HAMLET
- Hamlet (the main character of the play Hamlet)
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hamlet mCategory:Spanish lemmas#HAMLETCategory:Spanish proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:Spanish uncountable proper nouns#HAMLETCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#HAMLETCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#HAMLETCategory:Pages with entries#HAMLETCategory:Pages with 5 entries#HAMLET
- Hamlet (the main character of the play Hamlet)

