Camilla

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Camilla

Gender: Feminine.
Language: English, Latin
Etymology:
Camilla is a Latin name, probably of Etruscan origin, possibly meaning “freeborn.”

History:
Camilla was the name of a legendary Roman warrior princess, the Queen of the Volscions who fought Aeneas. In modern times, it was rarely used as a first name in English-speaking countries until the late 18th century, possibly after Fanny Burney’s 1796 novel Camilla, or A Picture of Youth.

Pronunciation: ca-mill-ah.

Diminutives:
English: Ca, Cami, Camie, Cammi, Cammie, Cammy, Camy, Kami, Milla, Millie.

Alternates: Camila, Kamilla.
Czech: Kamila.
French: Camile, Camille.
Polish: Kamila.

Masculine: Camillus.

See also: Camille.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Camilla Corot (1796-1875)
French painter.
Camilla Colett (Jacobine Camilla Collett) (1813-1895)
Norwegian novelist.
Camilla Urso (1842-1902)
American musician.

Fictional Characters:
Camilla
In Roman mythology, a maiden warrior.

Miscellaneous:
Camilla Parker Bowles (1947-)
Mistress of Prince Charles.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.028 % named Camille
0.008 % named Camilla
0.004 % named Kami
0.003 % named Cami
0.002 % named Cammie
0.001 % named Camie
0.001 % named Cammy
0.001 % named Camila

Popularity of Camilla:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 570th most popular.
1910-1920: 568th most popular.
1920-1930: 625th most popular.
1930-1940: 701st most popular.
1940-1950: 621st most popular.
1950-1960: 884th most popular.
1960-1970: 971st most popular.
1970-2000: N/A
2000: N/A
2001: 957th most popular.
2002: N/A
2003: 882nd most popular.

Popularity of Camila:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
1995: N/A
1994: 942nd most popular.
1995: N/A
1996: 918th most popular.
1997: 685th most popular.
1998: 725th most popular.
1999: 595th most popular.
2000: 576th most popular.
2001: 513th most popular.
2002: 397th most popular.
2003: 280th most popular.