Campbell
Meanings
name
- A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
- A city in Santa Clara County, California.
- A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida.
- An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
- A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
- A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
- A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.
noun
- A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.
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Etymology
* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.
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