cameron
n. countablen. a common name for a person, used for both men and women. It is also a popular last name in English-speaking countries.
n. a given name or surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Gaelic 'cam shròn' meaning 'crooked nose'. Used as a unisex forename in modern English contexts.
Cameron is starting his new job on Monday morning.
The teacher called out Cameron's name during the morning roll call to see if he was present.
While historically more common as a masculine given name, Cameron has seen a significant rise in feminine usage across North America over the last several decades.
From Scottish Gaelic Camshròn, from cam (“crooked, bent”) + sròn (“nose”). Compare Campbell, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”).
An anglicization of Irish Ó Cumaráin, Ó Cumráin (“descendant of *Cumrán”).
Perhaps from Pictish cam (“crooked”) + brun (“hill”).
As a proper noun, it is always capitalized.