Cameron
proper nounproper nounproper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈkæm(ə)ɹən//
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
proper noun
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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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A unisex given name. A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A unisex given name. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in the Navajo Nation territory, Coconino County, Arizona.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kern County, California; named for early settler George W. Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Iowa.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place, the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A city in Missouri; named for early settler Malinda Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Montana; named for founders James and Addison Bovey Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in New York; named for early settler Dugald Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in North Carolina.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in West Virginia.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Oklahoma; named for either mine inspector William Cameron or railroad official James Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in South Carolina; named for the Scottish Highland Clan Cameron.
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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.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A city in West Virginia; named for railroad worker Samuel Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Wood County, Wisconsin; named for lumber businessman James W. Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: A town in Barron County, Wisconsin; named for lawyer, banker and politician Angus Cameron.
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A placename: A locale in the United States: Three townships in the United States, in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, listed under Cameron Township.
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A placename: A place in Canada: A rural municipality of Manitoba; named for lawyer, judge and politician John Donald Cameron.
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A placename: A place in Canada: An unincorporated village in Ontario; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician Matthew Crooks Cameron.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
proper noun
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A surname from Irish.
Etymology
An anglicization of Irish Ó Cumaráin, Ó Cumráin (“descendant of *Cumrán”).
proper noun
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A parish of Fife, Scotland.
Etymology
Perhaps from Pictish *cam (“crooked”) + *brun (“hill”).
Forms
- plural
- Camerons
Cameron · A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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