November 8
Why this day? Ham is a short form of Hamilton, and shares its name day.
Ham is celebrated in the United States and Argentina on October 9; Brazil on November 8.
Ham is a short form of Hamilton. It keeps its origin (Old English) and meaning — crooked hill, and shares its name day, November 8.
On birth records, Ham is rarely written as such: the Hams are Hamiltons (20,023 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Hamilton page. Ham is also a short form of Abraham.
Ham is a short form of Hamilton, which means crooked hill.
November 8, together with Hamilton: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Hamilton.
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