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View Name: Cameron


CAMERON
GENDER: Masculine & Feminine
USAGE: Scottish, English
PRONOUNCED: KAM-rən (English), KAM-ə-rən (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose".
Related Names
VARIANTS: Camron, Kameron, Kamryn (English)
DIMINUTIVES: Cam, Kam (English)
FEMININE FORM: Camryn (English)
Popularity
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 ranked #415 for girls		 
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Canada (BC)  ranked #74 for boys 
Australia (NSW)  ranked #50 for boys 
France  ranked #253 for boys 
Ireland  ranked #97 for boys 
Northern Ireland  ranked #74 for boys 
Scotland  ranked #11 for boys 


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