Cameron

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkæm(ə)ɹən/ === Etymology 1 === From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). ==== Proper noun ==== Cameron (countable and uncountable, plural Camerons) A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic. A unisex given name. A male given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage. A placename: A locale in the United States: A census-designated place in the Navajo Nation territory, Coconino County, Arizona. An unincorporated community in Kern County, California; named for early settler George W. Cameron. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Iowa. A census-designated place, the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana. A city in Missouri; named for early settler Malinda Cameron. An unincorporated community in Montana; named for founders James and Addison Bovey Cameron. A town in New York; named for early settler Dugald Cameron. A town in North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for the city in West Virginia. A town in Oklahoma; named for either mine inspector William Cameron or railroad official James Cameron. A town in South Carolina; named for the Scottish Highland Clan Cameron. A city, the county seat of Milam County, Texas; named for Republic of Texas army officer Ewen Cameron. A city in West Virginia; named for railroad worker Samuel Cameron. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin; named for lumber businessman James W. Cameron. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin; named for lawyer, banker and politician Angus Cameron. Three townships in the United States, in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, listed under Cameron Township. A place in Canada: A rural municipality of Manitoba; named for lawyer, judge and politician John Donald Cameron. An unincorporated village in Ontario; named for either early settler Duncan Cameron or politician Matthew Crooks Cameron. ===== Alternative forms ===== (male given name): Kameron, Camron (female given name): Camryn, Kamryn ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === An anglicization of Irish Ó Cumaráin, Ó Cumráin (“descendant of *Cumrán”). ==== Proper noun ==== Cameron A surname from Irish. === Etymology 3 === Perhaps from Pictish *cam (“crooked”) + *brun (“hill”). ==== Proper noun ==== Cameron A parish of Fife, Scotland. === Anagrams === Canmore, Cremona, Marenco, Menorca, Romance, romance