Meaning of name Campbell

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Meaning

The name Campbell has the following meaning:

Having a crooked mouth.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

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As a baby boy name, Campbell is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

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Pronunciation

The name Campbell is pronounced as kam-bell

Origins

Campbell originates from the Scottish language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Campbell and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Campbell: Boys - Wallace, Girls - Alana, Alison, Davina, Dree, Euna, Fiona, Iona, Jamya, Janet, Kenzie, Xenia, Both genders - Mackenzie

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Campbell: Cambel, Cambell, Cambeul, Cambeull, Camp, Campbel (Gaelic), Campbeul, Campbeull, Campe

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Campbell are: Cam

Style

We think the name Campbell should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Campbell to be: Good-looking and talented chap

In one word, you might describe Campbell as a(n) "talented" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Campbell (or its variants) are:

Campbell Brown, born on 14 June, a famous media personality. Campbell Brown's background: An American television news personality, who is an anchor for CNN, and former co-anchor of Weekend Today. She won an Emmy Award for her reporting during Hurricane Katrina

Campbell Scott, born on 19 July, a famous actor. Campbell Scott's background: He was the executive producer and acted in The Daytrippers (1997), was in David Mamet's The Spanish Prisoner (1997) and directed and produced Off the Map (2003).

Thomas Campbell Clark, born on 23 September, a famous attorney. Thomas Campbell Clark's background: United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1949-1967).