Cameron

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/ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/

proper noun

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

CommonScrabble 11

Meanings

Cameron1

proper nounCameron (countable and uncountable, plural Camerons)

plural Camerons · alternative Kameron · alternative Camron · alternative Camryn · alternative Kamryn

  1. countableuncountableA Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

    Rangers have agreed a deal to sign Lyall Cameron when the midfielder's contract with Dundee expires this summer.

    2025 February 3, “Rangers seal pre-contract deal with Dundee's Cameron”, in BBC Sport, retrieved 03 Sep 2026
  2. A unisex given name.
    1. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.

      Hearts are close to signing midfielder Cameron Devlin, who represented Australia at this summer's Tokyo Olympics, from Newcastle Jets.

      2021 August 5, “Cameron Devlin: Hearts close to signing Australia's Olympic midfielder from Newcastle Jets”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2022, retrieved 02 Sep 2026
    2. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage.
  3. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in the Navajo Nation territory, Coconino County, Arizona.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Kern County, California; named for early settler George W. Cameron.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Iowa.
    5. countableuncountableA city in Missouri; named for early settler Malinda Cameron.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Montana; named for founders James and Addison Bovey Cameron.
    7. countableuncountableA town in New York; named for early settler Dugald Cameron.
    8. countableuncountableA town in North Carolina.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in West Virginia.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Oklahoma; named for either mine inspector William Cameron or railroad official James Cameron.
    11. countableuncountableA town in South Carolina; named for the Scottish Highland Clan Cameron.
    12. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Milam County, Texas; named for Republic of Texas army officer Ewen Cameron.
    13. countableuncountableA city in West Virginia; named for railroad worker Samuel Cameron.
    14. countableuncountableA town in Wood County, Wisconsin; named for lumber businessman James W. Cameron.
    15. countableuncountableA town in Barron County, Wisconsin; named for lawyer, banker and politician Angus Cameron.
    16. countableuncountableThree townships in the United States, in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, listed under Cameron Township.
    17. countableuncountableA rural municipality of Manitoba; named for lawyer, judge and politician John Donald Cameron.
    18. countableuncountableAn unincorporated village in Ontario; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician Matthew Crooks Cameron.

Cameron2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Irish.

Cameron3

proper noun

Origin

Cameron · proper noun

  1. Scottish GaelicCamshròn
  2. EnglishCameron

From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).

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Cameron · proper noun

  1. IrishÓ Cumaráin
  2. EnglishCameron

An anglicization of Irish Ó Cumaráin, Ó Cumráin (“descendant of *Cumrán”).

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Cameron · proper noun

  1. Pictish*cam“crooked”
  2. EnglishCameron

Perhaps from Pictish *cam (“crooked”) + *brun (“hill”).

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Translations

Arabic كَامِيرُون
  • كَامِيرُون (kamirūn)surname
Bulgarian Ка́мерън
  • Ка́мерън (Kámerăn)surname
Chinese Mandarin 卡梅倫 /卡梅伦, 卡梅倫 /卡梅伦
  • 卡梅倫 /卡梅伦 (Kǎméilún)surname
  • 卡梅倫 /卡梅伦 (Kǎméilún)male given name
Greek Κάμερον, Κάμερον
  • Κάμερον (Kámeron)surname
  • Κάμερον (Kámeron)male given name
Hebrew קמרון
  • קמרוןsurname
Hindi कॅमेरॉन
  • कॅमेरॉन (kĕmerŏn)surname
Japanese キャメロン
  • キャメロン (Kyameron)surname
Korean 캐머런
  • 캐머런 (Kaemeoreon)surname
Māori Kamerona
  • Kameronamale given name
Persian کامرون
  • کامرونsurname
Russian Кэ́мерон, Ка́мерон
  • Кэ́мерон (Kɛ́meron)surname
  • Ка́мерон (Kámeron)surname
Ukrainian Ка́мерон
  • Ка́мерон (Kámeron)surname

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Cite this entry
APA

Cameron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cameron

MLA

“Cameron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cameron. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cameron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cameron.

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