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Origin of Cam Total Records: 15  Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: From my knowledge the surname Cameron originates from thr galic term Cameroshone or bentnose i do not have a bentnose at present but i have no doubt if what i have said as an answer to the qestion i may get one ATB Ben ( as i prefer ) Cameron Surnames: Cameron Submitted by: Reuben Cameron Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: donald bn about 1881 in glassgow Surnames: campbell Submitted by: elizabeth barr Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: indian fathers mother name Surnames: camancho Submitted by: cynthia kirk Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Christina McDonald Cameron born Greenock Scotland born August 1922 Married James Wilson McNelis 1944 Surnames: Cameron Submitted by: Stella Saaristo Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: looking for Asenath Camp, b.abt 1793 in Alexander, NY, d. 1864; m Elisha Bennett Adams. This is my brick wall Surnames: Camp Submitted by: valerie Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Researching CLAYTON of Wigan, Lancashire, England and Canada. Other associated surnames of interest include MEADOWS and HOWARTH. Surnames: McCAMMON Submitted by: Mike McCammon Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Darby also has the variant of Dermot which comes from McDermot and MacDermot. These are derived from the scot surnames MacDiarmid and O' Diarmid. These are septs of the clan Campbell. Surnames: Darby, Demot, Diarmid, Campbell Submitted by: Tom Darby Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Gaelic for "crooked mouth" Surnames: Campbell Submitted by: Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Canbert/Cambert means brillant crooked mouth Cam/Can Scottish origin means crokked or crooked mouth Bert German origin means brilliant Surnames: Cambert, caribert, Herbert, Heribert, Claribert, Charibert Submitted by: glitz Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Cambra Spanish origin means attic Surnames: Cambra Submitted by: glitz Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Campbell Gaelic & Scottish origin means crooked mouth French origin means from the beautiful field Surnames: Campbell Submitted by: glitz Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: The first Cameron was a knight named sir Donald, the younger son of the younger brother of the King of Denmark. Knowing he would never be king he left Denmark for the Highlands of Scotland to build his own fortune. There he fell in love with a Baron's daughter who had already been betrothed to another knight. In those days the only way to break a betrothal was to challenge the betrothee to a dual to the death, which he did. To two knights battled for a long time. In the end Sir Donald prevailed but his nose was broken. It never healed right and he became known as Sir Donald the Bent Nose. Surnames: Cameron Submitted by: Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: my name is jose manuel carcamo, i've always been teased about my name and many times i wished it was different as i grew older i realized that it was unique and began embrasing it with pride. I thought it was only a last name that was found in the far land of honduras but little did i know when i researched it that its found from south america to the caribbeans and its very popular in different regions of honduras, im still working on the origin and meanig, perhaps it doesnt have one Surnames: carcamo Submitted by: jose manuel carcamo Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: We found Camp in my family to be shortened from Campbell Surnames: Camp Submitted by: Casey Camp Origin of Cam, Meaning of Cam Origin: Means Smart ,Lovable And One of the most graceful names of all man kind Surnames: Camacho Submitted by: Mandy 11/9/2009 11:37 AM Page 1 of 1

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