Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton 1631-1716), daughter of Sir James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton
The name originates from the marriage of Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk in 1656.
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Lord Anne Hamilton (1709-1748), son of James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton.
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Anne Hamilton, Countess of Huntly (c.1535-after 1574), daughter of James Hamilton, Duke of Chatellerault
She was wed in 1656, at the kirk of Corstorphine near Edinburgh, to William Douglas, 1st Earl of Selkirk, a younger son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas.
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Duchess Anne's building of 1714 survived until its demolition in 1932, a plaque commemorating the site being subsequently erected by Hamilton Civic Society, the Hamilton family continuing as benefactors of the school (see article Hamilton Academy.)
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Another of the Duchess's works was the building of a new school building to house the Grammar School of Hamilton (in 1848 renamed the Hamilton Academy) which had originally been endowed in 1588 by her great grandfather John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Hamilton and sited near the churchyard adjoining Hamilton Palace.