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Camela
How to Pronounce Camela
Pronounced kuh-MEL-uh /kΙΛmΙl.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Camela is a spelling that blends Camilla and Carmela: Camilla is a Roman name for a young attendant at a sacrifice, while Carmela comes from Mount Carmel, Hebrew karmel, 'garden, orchard'. The single-l spelling sits between the two, most often felt as a lighter Carmela.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Camela reworks two names at once: Camilla, the Roman girl who served at the altar, and Carmela, from Mount Carmel, Hebrew karmel, 'garden' or 'orchard'. With one 'l' it usually reads as a lighter Carmela.
It belongs to the mid-twentieth-century Italian-American and Latina naming pool; a Camela today is likely a grandmother or mother, and the spelling remains a rare variant of the fuller Carmela and Camilla.
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What does the name Camela mean?
Camela is a variant of Camilla or Carmela, tied to a Roman attendant or to Mount Carmel, 'garden'.
How do you pronounce Camela?
It's said kuh-MEL-uh /kΙΛmΙl.Ι/ β three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Camela a boy or girl name?
Camela is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Camela?
Camela has always been rare, a mid-twentieth-century variant of Carmela that is very uncommon today.