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Cameron

A unisex given name.

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Cameron at a glance

Origin
Scottish
Root meaning
“crooked, bent”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Cameron mean?

A unisex given name. Its root means "crooked, bent".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).