Cameo - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Cameo \c(a)-meo\ is pronounced KAM-ee-0. It is of Italian and middle french origin, and its meaning is "skin". From Italian "cammeo" which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief. May be used to refer to a child that is small but perfectly formed.

Cameo has 1 variant form: Cammeo.

For more information, see also the related name Kamea.

Baby names that sound like Cameo are Kameo, Cammy, Cammi, Cami, Cama and Cam.

Cameo is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Cameo. Click here to compare Cameo with related baby names.