Definition of "Hamlet"

A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family.  examples

The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.  examples

A male given name.  examples

A surname.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois.  examples

3. A town in Starke County, Indiana, named after John Hamlet.  examples

4. A village in Hayes County, Nebraska, so-named as it was regarded as a hamlet.  examples

5. A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.  examples

6. A city in Richmond County, North Carolina.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, regarded as a hamlet.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, so-named for its small size.  examples

A locality in Alberta, Canada, named after William Hamlet.  examples