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Cameron
//ˈkæm(ə)ɹən// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. countable, uncountable
- 2 A surname from Irish.
- 3 A parish of Fife, Scotland.
- 4 A unisex given name.; A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
- 5 A unisex given name.; A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place in the Navajo Nation territory, Coconino County, Arizona. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Kern County, California; named for early settler George W. Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Iowa. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A census-designated place, the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
- 12 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A city in Missouri; named for early settler Malinda Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 13 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montana; named for founders James and Addison Bovey Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 14 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in New York; named for early settler Dugald Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 15 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in North Carolina. countable, uncountable
- 16 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in West Virginia. countable, uncountable
- 17 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in Oklahoma; named for either mine inspector William Cameron or railroad official James Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 18 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in South Carolina; named for the Scottish Highland Clan Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 19 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Milam County, Texas; named for Republic of Texas army officer Ewen Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 20 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A city in West Virginia; named for railroad worker Samuel Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 21 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in Wood County, Wisconsin; named for lumber businessman James W. Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 22 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; A town in Barron County, Wisconsin; named for lawyer, banker and politician Angus Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 23 A placename:; A locale in the United States:; Three townships in the United States, in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, listed under Cameron Township. countable, uncountable
- 24 A placename:; A place in Canada:; A rural municipality of Manitoba; named for lawyer, judge and politician John Donald Cameron. countable, uncountable
- 25 A placename:; A place in Canada:; An unincorporated village in Ontario; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician Matthew Crooks Cameron. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
Etymology 2
An anglicization of Irish Ó Cumaráin, Ó Cumráin (“descendant of *Cumrán”).
Etymology 3
Perhaps from Pictish *cam (“crooked”) + *brun (“hill”).
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