Cameron

Highland clan name

Cameron is a Scottish surname that became a popular given name for both boys and girls.

Originally a clan name meaning "crooked nose," it now functions primarily as a first name: Cameron started kindergarten today.

The name saw particular growth in American usage from the 1980s onward.

name

James

Traditional masculine name

  • DavidMasculine Hebrew name
  • DiazHispanic hereditary surname
  • DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area

Mackenzie · first name · surname · unisex · baby name · namesake · middle name · nickname

director

Titanic

Ill-fated 1912 vessel

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Scottish

clan

Related group sharing ancestry

Gaelic · bagpipes · Edinburgh · Glasgow · Loch Ness · heather · whisky · ceilidh · haggis · thistle

politician

Prime Minister

Parliamentary head of state

Downing Street · British · coalition · austerity · referendum · Samantha · Eton · Oxford

crooked

bent

Curved; also dishonest

  • wryDryly mocking in tone
  • askewTilted from true
  • curvedSmoothly bent, not angular

hooked · twisted · crooked nose

Categories
Opposites
political ideology and approach

CameronGordon Brown

Aneurin Bevan

name etymology/origin

CameronEdward

Traditional masculine name

William · Harold · Alfred · Edgar · Edwin

Phrases
Family

Cameroonian

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G