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Camp
How to Pronounce Camp
Pronounced KAMP /ΛkΓ¦mp/High
Meaning: From the word/surname camp β from Latin campus, 'a field, a level open space'; also a short form of Campbell ('crooked mouth')Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Camp comes from the word and surname camp β from Latin campus, 'a field, a level open space' (the root of 'campus', 'camp', and 'campaign') β and is also a short form of the Scottish surname Campbell, cam beul, 'crooked mouth' (routes layered, which we note). A crisp, rugged, outdoorsy word/surname-name.
It registers thinly in records. Rare, a-field-or-the-open-country at the root, and rugged.
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What does the name Camp mean?
Camp is from Latin 'a field, a level open space', and a short form of Campbell; the routes are layered.
How do you pronounce Camp?
It's said KAMP /ΛkΓ¦mp/ β a single syllable.
Is Camp a boy or girl name?
Camp is a boy's name.
How popular is Camp?
Camp is a very rare name in the U.S.