Where does “Hamlet” come from?

Hamlet comes from the Latin Amlethus, a character name of obscure origin whose ultimate derivation remains unknown.

Hamlet (English): A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family

Definitions

  1. A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family

Ancestry of “Hamlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAmlethus
Every word from Latin Amlethus
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