Hamlet (name) explained

Hamlet is both a masculine given name and a surname. Derivative versions of the name are Gamlet (ru|Гамлет), Hamnet in English, and Hamelin in French.^{[1] [2]}

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Hamlet Barrientos (born 1978), Bolivian footballer
• Hamlet Gonashvili (1928–1985), Georgian singer
• Hamlet Handley (1873–1918), English footballer
• Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), Azerbaijani mathematician and writer
• Hamlet Manukyan (born 2007), Armenian artistic gymnast
• Hamlet Mkhitaryan (footballer, born 1973), Armenian footballer
• Hamlet Mkhitaryan (footballer, born 1962), Armenian Soviet footballer
• Hamlet Watling (1818–1908), English antiquarian
• Hamlet Winstanley (1698–1756), English painter and engraver
• Gamlet Siukayev (born 1981), Russian footballer

Surname

• Douglas Hamlet (died 1995), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines murderer
• Harry G. Hamlet (1874–1954), Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
• Norm Hamlet, American guitarist

Fictional characters

• Prince Hamlet, title character and protagonist of the William Shakespeare tragedy of the same name

Notes and References

1. Book: Kraus, Herwig . Sowjetrussische Vornamen: Ein Lexiko . June 15, 2018 . De Gruyter . 9783110314052 . March 15, 2018.
2. Book: Sheard, K.M. . Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names. 2011 . Llewellyn Publications . 9780738723686.