Camilla (given name)

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Camilla
Pronunciation/kəˈmlə/ kə-MEE-lə
/kəˈmɪlə/ kə-MIL
Genderfemale
Name dayJune 8
Origin
Meaning"acolyte" (young cult officiant);[1] a Latin cognomen
Jamila, "Beauty" in Arabic

Camilla is a given name for females. 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.

Hypocorisms of the name include "Milly", "Millie", "Mille" and "Milla".

History[]

The 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 Fanny Burney's novel Camilla of 1796.

People with the given name Camila[]

People with the given name Camilla[]

People with the given name Kamila/Kamilla[]

People with the given name Ćamila[]

Fictional characters[]

See also[]

  • Camila (disambiguation)
  • Camilla (disambiguation)

References[]

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