Cameron (given name)

Cameron (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Cameron


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pronunciation= ("KAM-ər-en")
gender = Masculine;
Feminine
meaning ="crooked nose" or "crooked hill"
region =Scotland
origin =
related names =Cam
footnotes =

Cameron is a unisex given name of Scottish and Gaelic language origin meaning "crooked nose". It evolved into a surname and is the name of Clan Cameron. [cite web |url=http://www.thinkbabynames.com/search.php?s=Cameron&g=1&t=1 |title=Cameron Name Meaning and Origin |publisher=thinkbabynames.com |accessdate=2008-02-03]

The name can also be a transliteration of the Persian name "Kamran" (Persian: کمرون), which is also transliterated as "Kamron." In Persian, the name means fortunate.

People with the given name name or its variants include:
*Cameron Ansell (born 1992), Canadian voice actor
*Cameron Crowe (born 1957), American writer and film director
*Cameron Diaz (born 1972), American actress
*Cameron Giles (born 1976), American rapper best known by his stage name Cam'ron
*Cameron Knowles (born 1982), New Zealand soccer player
*Cam Neely (born 1965), Canadian, former NHL hockey player
*Cameron Stout (born 1971), Big Brother UK contestant

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