Camilla (given name)
Camilla is a given name for females. It originates as the feminine of camillus, a term for a youth serving as acolyte in the ritual of ancient Roman religion, which may be of Etruscan origin.
| Pronunciation | /kəˈmiːlə/ kə-MEE-lə /kəˈmɪlə/ kə-MIL-ə |
|---|---|
| Gender | female |
| Name day | June 8 |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "acolyte" (young cult officiant);[1] a Latin cognomen Jamila, "Beauty" in Arabic |
Hypocorisms of the name include "Milly", "Millie", and "Mille".
History
The name Camillo is the Italian male version of Camilla. Camillus came to be used as a cognomen in Rome, and Camilla would be the feminine form of this cognomen from a period when cognomina had become hereditary clan names. The most notable bearer of this name in Roman history is Marcus Furius Camillus (c. 446 – 365 BC), who according to Livy and Plutarch, triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of "Second Founder of Rome". In the Aeneid, Camilla was the name of a princess of the Volsci who was given as a servant to the goddess Diana and raised as a "warrior virgin" of the Amazon type.
In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized Fanny Burney's novel Camilla of 1796.
People with the given name Camila
- Camila Alves (born 1982), Brazilian-American model and designer
- Camila Batmanghelidjh (born 1963), founder and chief executive of mismanaged and defunct charity Kids Company
- Camila Bordonaba (born 1984), Argentinian actress and musician
- Camila Cabello (born 1997), Cuban-American singer-songwriter and ex Fifth Harmony member
- Camila María Concepción (1991-2020), American screenwriter and transgender rights activist
- Camila Giorgi (born 1991), Italian tennis player
- Camila Mendes (born 1994), Brazilian-American actress.
- Camila Martins Pereira, Brazilian footballer
- Camila Pitanga (born 1977), Brazilian film and television actress
- Camila Rossi (born 1999), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Camila Silva (singer) (born 1994), Chilean singer-songwriter
- Camila Silva (tennis) (born 1992), Chilean tennis player
- Camila Vezzoso (born 1993), Uruguayan model crowned Miss Uruguay 2012
People with the given name Camilla
- Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (born 1947), wife of Charles, Prince of Wales
- Camilla Marie Beeput (born 1984), British singer
- Camilla Belle (born 1986), American actress
- Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice (born 1968), British journalist and former policy advisor
- Camilla Collett (1813–1895), Norwegian feminist
- Camilla Arfwedson (born 1981), British actress
- Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro (born 1971), Italian philanthropist and humanitarian
- Camilla Dallerup (born 1974), British-based Danish ballroom dancer
- Camilla D'Errico, Italian-Canadian visual artist
- Camilla Henemark (born 1964), Swedish singer
- Camilla Kerslake (born c. 1988), English mezzo-soprano
- Camilla Long (born 1978), journalist for The Sunday Times
- Camilla Odhnoff (1928–2013), Swedish politician
- Lady Camilla Osborne (born 1950), only child of the 11th Duke of Leeds
- Camilla Malmquist Harket (born 1963), Swedish model and actress
People with the given name Kamila/Kamilla
- Kamilla Gainetdinova (born 1997), Russian skater
- Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (born 1983), Polish politician
- Kamila Valieva (born 2006), Russian figure skater
People with the given name Ćamila
- Ćamila Mičijević (born 1994), Bosnian-Croatian handball player
Fictional characters
- Camilla (muppet), the Muppet character
- Camilla (Castlevania), one of Dracula's servants in the Castlevania series
- Camilla Gevert, fictional character in the Bert Diaries
- Camilla Macaulay, fictional character in the novel The Secret History
- Camille, character in League of Legends
- Camilla, a character in Fire Emblem Fates
- Camila Vargas, a character on Queen of the South
- Camilla Graves, a character in Space Station 13
- Camilla "Cam" Lawson, in the Jacqueline Wilson book and TV series The Story Of Tracy Beaker
- Camila Torres, a character in the Argentine telenovela Violetta