Camille (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Camille


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pronunciation= French IPA| [kaˈmij] , English IPA|/kəˈmɪl/
gender = either female or male
meaning ="an attendant at a religious ceremony" or "perfect" or "swift runner" or "helpful"
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origin = French form of a Latin name
related names = Camillus, Kamilla, Kamille, Cammile, Camilla
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Camille is the French form of a Latin name, Camillus, that may have meant "an attendant at a religious ceremony". It is also the French spelling of the Lebanese Kamil. In its original French form, it is pronounced|kaˈmij and not IPAEng|kəˈmɪl as in English. Indeed, the "ill" called the "l mouillé", is the French equivalent of the "gl", "ll" and "lh" from fellow Latin languages Italian, Spanish, Occitan, Catalan and Portuguese and is pronounced "ye".

It may also refer to:

* Camille, a male or female name
* Camille, the French for Camilla but not necessarily with the same meaning as the Latin. It is said to derive from Camille meaning virginal or of unblemished character

In people:
* Camille Chamoun (1900-1987), former president of Lebanon
* Camille Anderson (born 1981), an American actress and model
* Camille Dalmais (born 1978), a French singer
* Camille Flammarion (born 1842) French astronomer and author
* Camille Huard (born 1951), French-Canadian boxer
* Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), French composer
* Camille Sée (1847-1919), French politician
* Camille Desmoulins, one of the most famous French "révolutionaires"
* Camille O'Sullivan, an French-Irish cabaret singer traveling with the Spiegeltent
* Camille Paglia (born 1947), an American feminist author
* Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), French impressionist painter
* Camille Claudel (1864–1943), a French female sculptor
* Camille Corot (1796 – 1875), French painter
* Camille Pin (born 1981), French tennis player
* Camille De Pazzis, French actress