Campbell - Meaning of Campbell

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[ 2 syll. cam-(p)bel(l), ca-mpbe-ll ] The baby girl name Campbell is also used as a boy name, though it is more commonly a girl name. It is pronounced KAEM-BahL in English †. Campbell's origin is Celtic, and its use, English. The name Campbell means 'crooked mouth'. It is derived from cam meaning 'crooked' ; béul 'mouth'. See Campbell for more information.

Forms of Campbell include the English Bell, the English Cam, the name Cambel, the name Cambell, the name Camp, the name Campbel, the name Campbele, the name Campbelle, the English Campy, and the name Kampbell.

The diminutives Camey, Camie, and Camy are other forms of the name.

See also the related categories, english and celtic.

Campbell is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 2006, 0.021% of baby girls were named Campbell. It had a ranking of #659 then. The baby name has markedly slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on an infrequent scale now. Within all girl names in its family, Campbell was nevertheless the most popular in 2018. Campbell has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls. There were 2 times more baby girls than boys who were named Campbell in 2005.

Baby names that sound like Campbell include Cambel, Cumahle, and Kimbalee.

† 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 "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"