Cameron

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • , an anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Camshròn.
  • , an anglicization of Ó Cumaráin, Ó Cumráin.
  • A male given name from surnames.
  • A female given name from surnames.
  • parish county, Fife Scotland (country). Perhaps from Pictish ("crooked") + *brun.
  • locale US (country).
  • rural municipality Manitoba (province) Canada (country) ; named for lawyer, judge and politician {{w John Donald Cameron}}.
  • (unincorporated) village Ontario (province) Canada (country) ; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician {{w Matthew Crooks Cameron}}.

Origin

  • From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam + sròn.

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