What Does the Name Hamlet Mean
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Hamlet Name Meaning
Literature, ArmenianAnglicized form of the Danish name Amleth. Shakespeare used this name for the Prince of Denmark in his play 'Hamlet' (1600), which he based upon earlier Danish tales.
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