Hamlin

[Calmondeck]

DH & I have very different naming styles.

DH likes Hamlin

I don’t hate it

Thoughts?

Hate it.

Pied piper of Hamlin

The Pied Piper.

Yes

And therefore No

Hate it. The nickname of Ham is horrible and people definitely will call him that.

Not for me!

How about Hamish? Henry?

There are hundreds of lovely names, you do not need to make one up!

By famous Hanover city!

RATS! They killed the dogs and ate the cats!

One of many poems we were forced to learn by heart. I can’t hear the word Hamlin without repeating the poem in my mind.

Wasn't there an actor called Harry Hamlin?

The obvious nickname is Ham and Hamm is the pig in Toy Story. Not a bad character per se but pigs are often used as derogatory names.

I used to have an American manager called Ham - his was short for Hambleton so as I was living in that part of North Yorkshire I was able to present him with a customised bin bag. <irrelevant>

Hamlin - nope. As pp have said, will remind people of the pied piper of Hamelin - akin to naming your kid 'Childcatcher' only with added rats.

What do you like, OP?

Lots of other names that are similar.

Kremlin
Dublin
Penicillin
Insulin

It’s Hamelin in the pied piper but I doubt if use the Hamlin spelling either to be honest.

Hamlin has a nice sound but unfortunately is going to remind most people of mass kidnapping.

or Hamlet.

or ham.

none of which are very nice associations for a child.

theres a Scottish legend of Tam Lin or Tamlin. How about that?

🤣 genuinely laughing out loud at these reactions.

Say no more, back to the drawing board.

That was my surname before I got married! So obviously I like the name 😁

Hamilton might be okay as a middle name should it also have a family connection.

Hamlin Hamlin McGill if you're going to call him Hamlin