Cam

Meaning

Proper Noun

• river Cambridgeshire (county) England (constituent country), which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
• village Gloucestershire (county) England (constituent country).
• minor river Gloucestershire (county) which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
• A male given name.

Origin

• From Old English Granta, Grantebrycge, the former name of the modern Cambridge, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- ("crooked"), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός.
• Shortening.