Camden

Meanings

1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
3. A place name:
4. Named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, who in 1791 started selling lots from his manor.
5. Synonym of Camden Town, a town in north London.
6. A London borough of Greater London, England; named for the town within it.
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A city, the county seat of Wilcox County, Alabama; named for the city in South Carolina.
9. A city, the county seat of Ouachita County, Arkansas.
10. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.
11. A town in Kent County, Delaware.
12. A village and township in Schuyler County, Illinois.

Etymology

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).