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It is a very australian name to me, and living in australia i have come across a bunch. In my mind the Australian teens trio is Hamish, Lachie & Angus ahah

I REALLY dislike it. The "mish" sound and spelling is seriously repulsive to me, it's got a visceral mealy-mouth sensation that is beyond unappealing.

Interesting, but not very appealing to me because of the "ish"/ "mish" part.
Haymitch comes to mind (from Hunger Games).
I dunno, I don't have a strong opinion on it, but I think it'll never be a favorite of mine.

I love it! I think it's super sweet and adorable, but I've come across it on a few adults, so it works for any age. It's definitely my favourite James name (followed by Jago).

I think it's absolutely adorable. I'm not sure if it would work in my area as a name for a person, but it would be super cute for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, etc.

I don't like it as much as James, but it's nice - it has gravitas, but it's also warm.

I remember when this comic strip in my local paper, "Baby Blues", picked this as the name of their new baby after many weeks of agonizing over what to choose. They wanted something unique and special and there was a whole arc about how they couldn't decide on a name. They even had a huge bin of suggestions from people that they were drawing names out of and talking about. I was in name heaven every week. This was back in the early 90s I think. I was sooooo disappointed in their choice of Hamish, haha. I was very young and definitely not interested in "old man" names yet, and Hamish seemed so dorky and awful! Of course, I didn't know it was pronounced "HAIM-ish" - all I knew was that they called the kid "Hammie" as a nickname and I was so appalled by that. I assumed it was said exactly as spelled: HAM-ish.

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Well, fast forward a few (many) years, and I now have an appreciation for this name. It's still very old man, but this time I like that about it. It's also very British Isles so it's kind of exotic. I've never met a Hamish. It's one of those names that is both sweet and sophisticated - I could see it on a tweedy scholar type or a gruff, no-nonsense farmer.

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I still don't like Hammie as a nickname though.

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Fun fact: the family eventually had three kids - Zoe, Hamish and Wren.

At first, I thought that it was pronounced as "HAM-ish," but it isn't. I like it just a tiny bit.

I don't much enjoy looking at it - that Ham really gets in the way - but it doesn't sound like ham at all and I actually enjoy the sound. I've never met one, but I remember that a Hamish played international sport - cricket I think - for New Zealand. Any Kiwis on the board can correct me ... I'm not sure but perhaps he had a brother named James?! And since James has been so very popular for so long, perhaps Hamish might stand a chance. I'd love to meet a young one.

I like it

I'm quite neutral, but would never use it. My first thoughts is of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. I'm not a fan of it having the word 'ham'.