Camilla or Camila is a feminine given name. It originates as the feminine of camillus, a term for a youth serving as acolyte in the ritual of ancient Roman religion, which may be of Etruscan origin.[1] Hypocorisms of the name include Milly, Millie, and Milla.
| Pronunciation | /kəˈmiːlə/ kə-MEE-lə /kəˈmɪlə/ kə-MIL-ə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "acolyte" (young cult officiant);[1] a Latin cognomen |
History
editThe name Camillo is the Italian male version of Camilla. Camillus came to be used as a cognomen in Rome, and Camilla would be the feminine form of this cognomen from a period when cognomina had become hereditary clan names. The most notable bearer of this name in Roman history is Marcus Furius Camillus (c. 446 – 365 BC), who according to Livy and Plutarch, triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of "Second Founder of Rome". In the Aeneid, Camilla was the name of a queen of the Volsci who was given as a servant to the goddess Diana and raised as a "warrior virgin" of the Amazon type.
In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by Fanny Burney's novel Camilla of 1796. The given names Kamilla and Kamila are variations of the given name Camilla. Both Kamila and Kamilla have roots in Latin, Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and today remain popular in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Italy. The name Kamila in Arabic means perfect derived from the Arabic root Kamil (كامل and كميل) and is a variation on the Sanskrit name Kamala, meaning lotus, a common name in Indian culture[2][3][4]
Popularity
editThe name, with the spelling Camila, has been particularly popular among Spanish speakers.[5] [6] Camila was among the five most popular names for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023.[7] [8]
People with the given name Camilla
edit- Camilla Rodolfi (fl. 1449), Italian commander of a group of women
- Camilla Battista da Varano (1458–1524), Italian princess, nun, and saint
- Camilla Erculiani (died c. 1584), Italian apothecary tried by the Roman Inquisition
- Camilla Martelli (c. 1545 – 1590), first the lover and then the second wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- Camilla Dufour (17??–1846), British singer, writer and teacher of chess
- Camilla Collett (1813–1895), Norwegian writer and feminist
- Camilla Eibenschütz (1884–1958), German stage actress
- Camilla Odhnoff (1928–2013), Swedish politician
- Camilla Sparv (born 1943), Swedish actress
- Queen Camilla (born 1947), wife of King Charles III
- Camilla Rothe (born 1947), German physician and tropical medicine specialist
- Lady Camilla Osborne (born 1950), only child of the 11th Duke of Leeds
- Camilla Scott (born 1962), Canadian actress and television host
- Camilla Henemark (born 1964), Swedish singer
- Camilla Søeberg (born 1966), Danish actress
- Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice (born 1968), British journalist and former policy advisor
- Camilla Rinaldo Miller (born 1969), Swedish politician
- Camilla Bloch (born 1970), British barrister
- Camilla Brunsberg (born 1972), Swedish politician
- Camilla Dallerup (born 1974), British-based Danish ballroom dancer
- Camilla Läckberg, (born 1974), Swedish author
- Camilla Martin (born 1974), retired badminton player from Denmark
- Camilla Franks (born 1976), Australian fashion designer
- Camilla Rutherford (born 1976), English actress and fashion model
- Camilla Leung, Hong Kong international lawn bowler
- Camilla Long (born 1978), British journalist for The Sunday Times
- Camilla Tominey (born 1978), British journalist
- Camilla Brodin (born 1979), Swedish politician
- Camilla Filippi (born 1979), Italian film, stage and television actress
- Camilla D'Errico (born 1980), Italian-Canadian visual artist
- Camilla Arfwedson (born 1981), British actress
- Camilla Luddington (born 1983), British actress.
- Camilla Marie Beeput (born 1984), British singer
- Camilla Belle (born 1986), American actress
- Camilla Herrem (born 1986), Norwegian handball player
- Camilla Poindexter (born 1986), American reality television personality and model
- Camilla Kerslake (born c. 1988), English mezzo-soprano
- Millie Brady (born 1993), British actress
People with the given name Camila
edit- Camila Batmanghelidjh (1963-2024), British businesswoman, founder and chief executive of mismanaged and defunct charity Kids Company
- Camila Pitanga (born 1977), Brazilian film and television actress
- Camila Alves (born 1982), Brazilian-American model and designer
- Camila Bordonaba (born 1984), Argentinian actress and musician
- Camila Brait (born 1988), Brazilian volleyball player
- Camila Cabello (born 1997), Cuban-American singer-songwriter and former Fifth Harmony member
- Camila María Concepción (1991–2020), American screenwriter and transgender rights activist
- Camila Giorgi (born 1991), Italian tennis player
- Camila Jourdan (born 1980), Brazilian philosopher and activist
- Camila Silva (tennis) (born 1992), Chilean tennis player
- Camila Vezzoso (born 1993), Uruguayan model crowned Miss Uruguay 2012
- Camila Mendes (born 1994), Brazilian-American actress
- Camila Martins Pereira (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
- Camila Silva (singer) (born 1994), Chilean singer-songwriter
- Camila Sodi (born 1986), Mexican singer, actress and model
- Camila Rossi (born 1999), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
People with the given name Ćamila
edit- Ćamila Mičijević (born 1994), Bosnian-Croatian handball player
People with the given name Kimila
edit- Kimila Ann Basinger (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
edit- Camilla, a Muppet character
- Camilla, one of Dracula's servants in the Castlevania series
- Camilla Hect (The Locked Tomb), is a secondary character in the Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir
- Camilla Macaulay, a character in The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- Camila Santiago, Amy Santiago's mother in TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Camilla Traynor, a character in Me before you
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Camilla". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ "Kamila: Discover the Meaning Behind the Name". Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ "Kamila - Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity". www.thebump.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Origin and Meaning of First Name Kamila | Search Family History on Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ https://nameberry.com/blog/spanish-names-trending-in-the-us
- ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (22 May 2023). "Evans: A Look at the Top Baby Names of 2022". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data".
- ^ "Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Baby Names of 2023, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data". 6 February 2024.
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