Cameron - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Cameron \c(a)-me-ron\ is pronounced KAM-er-en. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "crooked nose". Highlands clan name derived from the facial feature. Nickname of an especially valorous ancestor that became the surname of one of the oldest clans in Scotland. There were also Camerons in the Lowlands, linked with Cambernon in Normandy.

Cameron has 8 variant forms: Cam, Camaeron, Camedon, Camren, Camron, Camry, Kameron and Kamrey.

Baby names that sound like Cameron are Kamron and Kamryn.

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