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Meaning & Origins
Danish equivalent of Katherine. It was first introduced to the English-speaking world by Scandinavian settlers in America; it has been used in Britain only since the 1940s, but had become very popular by the 1960s.
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Scottish and northern Irish: habitational name from what is now a deserted village in the parish of Barkby, Leicestershire. This is named from Old English hamel ‘crooked’ + dūn ‘hill’. Hamilton near Glasgow was founded by the Hamiltons and named after them. In Ireland, this name may have replaced Hamill in a few cases. It has also been used as the equivalent of the Irish (Cork) name Ó hUrmholtaigh.
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Nicknames & variations
Karan, Karrie, Kar, Karren, Karrin, Karin
Hamill, Hamid, Hamil, Hamidi, Hamiel, Hamiter, Hamideh, Hamik, Hamic, Hamiltion
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