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 [ 3 syll. ca-me-ron, cam-er-on ] The boy name Cameron is also used, but less often, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KAEMerahN KEY. Cameron is used chiefly in the English and Scottish languages, and its origin is Celtic. From the elements 'cam' meaning crooked ; 'shron' meaning nose. The first name is derived from the surname borne by the famous Scottish clan; the clan name itself originated from an ancestor with a crooked nose. The popularity of the Scottish first name could be attributed to two Scots, the theologian John Cameron (1579-1623) and the preacher Richard Cameron (1648-1680). The first name has been in use by English speakers since the 20th century. Camaron (English), Camron (English), Camryn (English), Kam (English), Kamaron (English), Kameron (English), and Kamron (English) are variants of Cameron. Ron (Dutch, English, and Hebrew pet form), Cam (English short form), and Camren (English variant spelling) are other forms of Cameron. Cameron is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1940s. Its usage peaked in 2000 with 0.612% of baby boys being given the name Cameron. It ranked at #31 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.381% and its ranking #53, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its group. In 2008, 6 times more boys were named Cameron than the next most popular name, Kameron (English). Cameron has in the past century been mostly given to boys. In 2007, the name Cameron was given to 8 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Cameron include Kameron (English), Camaron (English), Camran (Iranian), Camren (English), Camron (English), Camryn (English), Kamaron (English), Kamran (Iranian), and Kamron (English). Details of famous persons named Cameron: KEY: Pronunciation for Cameron: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
