Etymograph

English

Hamill

Hamill comes from Irish Ó hÁdhmaill ‘descendant of Ádhmall’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÁdhmaill‘descendant of Ádhmall’
  2. EnglishtodayHamill

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÁdhmaill‘descendant of Ádhmall’
  2. EnglishtodayHamill

The story

Of multiple origins, but chiefly a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁdhmaill (‘descendant of Ádhmall’), a nickname from ádhmall (‘active’).

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó hÁdhmaill / Hamill