Camille

It's such a lovely, sweet and chic name.

I love the name Camille. It is so elegant and gorgeous. Graced with French charm, it is classy but also sounds modern and unique. I also love the adorable potential nicknames, such as the tomboyish “Cam”, the chic “Cami”, and the feminine “Millie”. Overall, I think Camille is a beautiful name.

Sounds like camel. I feel like this name smells bad, like a camel.

This name is rarely used on boys, thankfully.

Gorgeous name. ❤❤.

Love it, it's my middle name. Why is it masculine, though?

No masculine, please.

LOVE the name, it's so great and awesome, so cute too, it's just great.

I love this name. It’s uncommon and sounds very sophisticated and chic to me. I think it would be a lovely and fresh choice for a little girl right now.

Gorgeous! My absolute favorite name for a girl no matter the pronunciation! But I can't see it on a boy, the look and sound seem very feminine.

Beautiful. Love this name.

So pretty! I love this! A girl or boy any age could pull this off! One of my favorite names for sure!

This name is so cute, where I live it is mainly considered a girl name, so that’s what I view it as but you can have your own opinions. If I were to use this name I would name my daughter Camille Jolie, so her nickname could be Millie Jo.

A beautiful name. I personally prefer Camilla, though. I also think that this name sounds waaay more feminine than masculine.

I’m so happy my mother chose this name for me. Although it's a popular masculine name in France, many people comment that it is a very beautiful and feminine sounding name. My preferred pronunciation is Ka-Meel, although I love all forms and shortened versions. My friends and family call me Cami, Milli, Meely, Millz and so on. It never bothers me if my name is mispronounced, I know who I am! I may even evolve into Ca-Meeye one day! Many hugs to the many Camille’s around the world. XOXOXO.

Didn't know this was a unisex name. Sounds feminine to me.

Better for a girl. Did not know it was masculine till this site.

I love this name. It's adorable, no matter what way you pronounce it.

Pretty name.

Being French, I know lots of Camilles, both male and female. I have a male cousin named Camille and one of my other cousins has a daughter named Camille. I like it equally on both sexes.

I personally think that Camille is a fabulous name for a boy. It just sounds really gorgeous and sexy. Pronounced as Kah-mee of course. I really detest the US pronunciation of Cam-meel. It sounds Arabic. And I think it takes more of an effort and is harder to pronounce than Kah-mee is. But Kah-mee on a boy is just beautiful in my opinion. I live in the UK but I wouldn't care about the everlasting times that people would need to be corrected on how to pronounce it. It wouldn't bother me really.

I had always thought that Camille and Camilla were for the camellia flower, but apparently I am wrong! While the names are unrelated, the association of Camille (the girl's name) and Camilla with the camellia flower remains for me.

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I think Camille is prettier than Camilla, both in sound and association. Camille is fine whether or not the -lle is pronounced. I don't like the 'ih' sound one usually hears for Camilla, and I'll be honest and say the association it now has with the Duchess of Cornwall is negative. Camilla is improved if pronounced with a long 'e', as it is in Italian.

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I know of two girls named Camille, one in her early 20s, and another just born. I also know of one little girl named Camilla, born a few years ago. They call her Cammie. It seems to be increasing in popularity somewhat.

My name is Camille Maelys and I love it, especially when pronounced by a Frenchman. My grandmother is French and my father wanted to honor her heritage and insisted on my name; my middle name is my grandmother's. My grandma calls me 'Cah-mee' but my nickname ended up being Mille (Meel, my sister called me this when she was little and it stuck) or Millie; my dad calls me Cam and my brother calls me Camillion (I'm not picky!). I was born and raised in Louisiana where there is a strong French influence so half the time I'm called "Cah-mee" and the other half "Cah-meel".

Although it's pretty rare in the United States to see any male "Camille"s walking around, I honestly cannot see this name being used on a girl! It's so masculine and very handsome on a boy, I think.

I like this name! It sounds elegant but can also be nice for a girl next door type. Also I like the nickname "Cam" I think it's real cute. Or maybe even "Cammy".

Lovely name, and certainly not overused.

My best friend's name is Camille Mackenzie and she hates the way our English teacher pronounces it, "cam-MIL". She's perfectly fine with "Kah-MEE" and "Ca-MEEL" but can't stand "Cam-mil". She can't really pronounce her name "Kah-MEE" so she usually goes by "Ca-MEEL" which she loves. I personally don't think "Ca-MEEL" sounds very masculine, it could be, but I don't favor it as a masculine name.

I think "Camille" is pretty, but it's an unusual name in Hong Kong! People think that it sounds so delicate, so they may pronounce it as "com-MEAL".

I love this name! (probably because it's mine) I don't really think it matters how you pronounce it, both sound pretty to me. Plus it may sound delicate but names are not everything, honestly I'm more of a tomboy than anything, and the only insulting nicknames for it are camel and kameleon. Unique but not to weird that people look at you funny when you tell them your name.

I find it quite sexy on a boy.
But nowadays, it is rather uncommon as a boy's name.

So much more elegant than Camilla.

My name is Genevieve, but my mother said Camille was her second choice. I like my name better, but Camille is very lovely, and it would have suited me. I think both pronunciations are lovely.

My name is Camille and I've mostly loved it. Pronounced "KAH-meel" in the US, something I don't really like, but it's how my family pronounces it. I don't think you can force Americans to pronounce it "KAH-mee" - you'd be correcting EVERYONE. If you want to use this name in the US, get used to the American pronunciation; it's still a lovely name and I give it a 9/10.

My sister's name is Camille and she answeres Cah-mee or Cah-meel because we have grown up with people with a French influence and other people with a more British influence. But she won't answer you if you call her Cah-mil or Camilla. When she was younger she really didn't like her name because people always said it wrong or just didn't seem to know it. But now she loves her name. So I guess the pronunciation depends on the individual. I have another friend whose mother always called her Cah-meel but she would rather be called Cah-mee.

I hate this name. Not only because I abhor unisex names, but also because it looks like camel.

I think this is way prettier than Camilla. It's a lovely name and it isn't being over-used.

My cousin named her daughter this. I think it's not suitable for a little girl. It sounds like a snobby old woman who wears a wig and too much jewelry. Odd comparison but that's what I think of everytime I hear the name. Also, people give nicknames like Cam and Cammy which are really awful in my opinion.

I love this name, it happens to be my name. And all the info below is mostly true, as far as I know. :)

I never knew Camille was masculine. I don't like it at all on a guy, but I LOVE it on a girl. I love it paired with Mackenzie. I think it's so cute.

While I ADORE this name, I could never name my daughter it because my dead cat's name was Camille.

I know a French boy called Camille, so I think it's nice as a male name too.

I like the name Camille. I always have pronounced Cah-meel and always will. It's my own name and I'd like to think I'm pronouncing it correct.

I love this name -- partially because it's my own name. I'm very proud of its history, whether feminine or masculine. I'd like to say that a lot of Camille's, especially girls, prefer the pronunciation Ca-MIL with a short I. I prefer it myself, because Ca-MEEL sounds harsh to me. Ca-MEE is a gorgeous pronunciation, though. I also have received information that it can be rooted to a Roman surname Camillus which probably means innocent.

I like this name because, well, it is my name. Even though everyone else pronounces my name "kah-meel". I think the way the French pronounce Camille is prettier. I didn't know Camille could be a guy's name too.

Cam-ee, the French pronunciation, is so beautiful. I never thought about the double L's being pronounced that way, but it only makes sense. My name is Camille, named after my uncle Camille. I have a niece, named Camille, after me. The woman I love is named Camille. Her best friend in school was named Camille. She also has a niece Camille, named after her and me, who is quite possibly my daughter (a long story).

I think Camille is a very beautiful name.