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 [ 2 syll. cam-den, ca-md-en ] The boy name Camden is pronounced as KAEMDahN KEY. 1: Camden is used mostly in the English and Scottish languages, and its language of origin is Old English. The name's meaning is enclosed valley. The first name is derived from the surname which is itself from a place name with the Old English elements 'camp' (enclosure) and 'denu' (valley), or else from it could be from Scottish Gaelic. It has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623). The English names Cam and Kam are variations of the name. Another form of Camden is the English variant spelling Kamden. 2: Camden is of Scottish origin. Here, it means winding valley. It represents the transferred use of the geographic name and the surname as a given name. Camden is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s; before that, it was of infrequent use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.089% of baby boys being given the name Camden. Its ranking then was #204. Among all boy names in its group, Camden was the most popular in 2008. Camden was more widely used than the subsequent ranked name, Kamden (English), by 5 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Camden include Kamden (English), Caointean (Scottish), Condon (Irish), Kenton (English), Kwintyn (Polish), Quenten (English), Quentin (English and French), Quenton (English), Quinten (English), Quintin (English and German), Quinton (English), and Quintino (Italian). A famous person named Camden is William Camden, Historian, born 2 May 1551 - 9 November 1623, London, England. 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)"   |
