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    Hamish

    HAY-mish

    Scottish/Hebrew
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Supplanter; He who follows
    Origin
    Scottish/Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Hamish does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Supplanter; He who follows", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Hamish.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Hamish is the renamed supplanter — Jacob transformed to Israel, the schemer who wrestled God and emerged a prince.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Genesis 32:28

      "Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed."

    • Genesis 35:10

      "Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name."

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