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Camden - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Camden
 
 

 


The boy name Camden [ 2 syll. cam-den, ca-md-en ] is pronounced as KAEMDahN KEY. Camden is used mostly in the English language and its language of origin is Old English. Developed from the element 'denu' which means valley. The given name is derived from a family name which derives from a place name with the element 'denu'.

Camden is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1980s; prior to that, it was of sporadic use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.079% of baby boys being given the name Camden. It ranked at #219 then. Among all boy names in its group, Camden was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Camden include the Scottish Caointean, the English Kenton, the English and French Quentin, the English Quinten, the English and German Quintin, and the English Quinton.

KEY: Pronunciation for Camden: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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Meaning of Camden