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[ 2 syll. cam-(p)bel(l), ca-mpbe-ll ] The girl name Campbell is also used as a boy name, though it is more commonly a girl name. It is pronounced KAEMBahL †. Campbell's origin is Celtic, and its use, English. The name Campbell means 'crooked mouth'. Derived from cam 'crooked' ; béul 'mouth'. See Campbell for more info. Forms of the name include the English Bell, the Vietnamese and English Cam, and the English Campy. Campbell is somewhat popular as a baby girl name, and it is also regarded as rather trendy. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only infrequent use. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.021% of baby girls were named Campbell. It had a ranking of #659 then. In 2008, it ranked at #762 with a usage of 0.018%, and it was the most commonly used within all girl names in its family. Campbell has in the last century been mainly given to girls. There were 2 times more girls than boys who were named Campbell in 2005.
† Pronunciation for Campbell: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
