71%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈkæm.bəl/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and beul "mouth". PopularityDetails Last ranked #885 in 2006 England and Wales Last ranked #91 in 2002 New Zealand Last ranked #96 in 1976 Scotland Last ranked #912 in 2013 (f) #937 in 2005 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details formal wholesome strong strange Categories body parts, brand names, colleges or universities, country music singers, currently out of the US top 1000, derived from a surname, Frasier characters, Mad Men characters, male to female, surnames, TV presenters, Will and Grace characters