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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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The older literal meaning is uncertain; a ritual-attendant interpretation is traditional.
The linked name-family entries describe the older root as obscure or unknown; the specialist supplies the ritual-helper interpretation. These are distinguished rather than treating a traditional role gloss as settled ancient etymology.
Roman Latin personal name; older ancestry obscure, possibly Etruscan.
Latin records a cognomen and praenomen. The connected name entries describe a possibly non-Latin older root; that ancestry remains a proposal.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1968 | Girls | 7 | 287 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 1979 | Boys | 3 | 324 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 1963 | Boys | 5 | 4048 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact Latin section records personal-name use; the English place-name sense is separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camillus&oldid=92676833. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The linked name-family entries describe the older root as obscure or unknown; the specialist supplies the ritual-helper interpretation. These are distinguished rather than treating a traditional role gloss as settled ancient etymology. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Kamil&oldid=91198812; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camilla&oldid=92412398; https://www.babyverden.no/navn/kamil/. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Babyverden rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
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Latin records a cognomen and praenomen. The connected name entries describe a possibly non-Latin older root; that ancestry remains a proposal. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camillus&oldid=92676833; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Kamil&oldid=91198812; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camilla&oldid=92412398. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact Camilla etymology explicitly identifies the feminine form of the Roman Camillus name family. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Camilla&oldid=92412398. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The European Kamil account explicitly continues Latin Camillus; this is separate from Arabic Kamil. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Kamil&oldid=91198812. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the exact personal-name accounts and kept cultural routes and uncertainty separate. No source prose, images or audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
