Hamlet

Meanings

English Baby Names Meaning:

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Hamlet is: House or home. Introduced from Germany during the Norman Conquest. Also used as a surname.

German Baby Names Meaning:

In German Baby Names the meaning of the name Hamlet is: Aderived from the Old German word for house or home. Also used as a surname. Associated with Shakespeare's tragedy by the same name.

Shakespearean Baby Names Meaning:

In Shakespearean Baby Names the meaning of the name Hamlet is: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' Son to the former King, whose ghost appears to Hamlet demanding he avenge his father's death by killing Claudius, the present king and brother of the former.