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I looked up the name Cameron which is Celtic meaning "crooked nose". But where/what does "crooked nose" derive from?
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The name Cameron actually is thought to be either from Camshron (crooked nose) or Cambrun (crooked hill). The latter is now believed to be the more likely origin of the name because that name appears around the year 1000 and continues until the 14th century, then Camshron was in major use from then on. There actually is a place name in Scotland called 'Cameron' which is derived from Cambrun. If the 'crooked nose' theory is correct, then it is likely that it was a personal nickname of an important member of one the original families in Scotland.
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Maybe they got into a lot of fistfights and mangled their shnozes; also it was before the era of cosmetic surgery...
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Quite a lot of surnames started off as descriptive, like Walker and Black. And, indeed, Brown and White. And all the books say that the first guys called Nightingale "must have" been wonderful singers - until I read an article which said, Whoa, this is an ENGLISH surname and that sense of humour probably meant that the first Mr Nightingale was tone-deaf. So, maybe the first Mr Cameron had an enviably straight snoot?
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