Cameron - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Cameron \c(a)-me-

, also used as boy's name Cameron, is pronounced KAM-ren. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "crooked nose". Scottish Highlands clan surname derived from the facial feature (Gaelic "cam sròn") and based on the nickname given a valorous ancestor. Camerons in the Lowlands were derived from Cambernon in Normandt. Actresses Cameron Diaz, Camryn Manheim.

Cameron has 10 variant forms: Camaran, Cameryn, Camren, Camron, Camryn, Kameren, Kameron, Kamryn, Kamrynn and Kamrynne.

Baby names that sound like Cameron are Kamron, Kamrin and Kamren.

Cameron is a very common first name for women (#1862 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#561 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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