| Pronunciation | /kəˈmiːlə/ kə-MEE-lə /kəˈmɪlə/ kə-MIL-ə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "acolyte" (young cult officiant); [1] a Latin cognomen |
Camilla or Camila is a feminine given name. 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. [1] Hypocorisms of the name include Milly, Millie, and Milla.
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 queen 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 by Fanny Burney's novel Camilla of 1796. The given names Kamilla and Kamila are variations of the given name Camilla. Both Kamila and Kamilla have roots in Latin, Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and today remain popular in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Italy. The name Kamila in Arabic means perfect derived from the Arabic root Kamil (كامل and كميل) and is a variation on the Sanskrit name Kamala, meaning lotus, a common name in Indian culture [2] [3] [4]
The name, with the spelling Camila, has been particularly popular among Spanish speakers. [5] [6] Camila was among the five most popular names for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023. [7] [8]
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive name meaning, literally, "she who must be loved". Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much by everyone." Its diminutive form includes Mandy, Manda and Amy. It is common in countries where Germanic and Romance languages are spoken.
Millie is a feminine given name, or diminutive form of various other given names, such as Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camille, Camilla, Camila, Emilia, Maximillian, or sometimes Amelia.
Lina is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina, Marcelina, Melina, Nikolina, Paulina, Rosalina, and Žaklina.
Katia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Katya.
Eliana, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα (Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Jessica is a female given name of Hebrew origin.
Monica is a female given name with many variant forms, including Mónica, Mônica, Monique (French), Monika, Moonika (Estonia), and Mónika (Hungarian).
Alina is a feminine given name with multiple origins in different cultures. It might be a form of Aline, which originated as a shortened form of Adeline, meaning noble. It has been used in Scotland as a feminine version of Alistair, the Scottish form of Alexander, and as an English version of the Scottish Gaelic álainn, meaning beautiful. In some instances, it might have Arabic origins. The name has also been well-used in German-speaking countries. It is sometimes regarded as a form of the name Helen, meaning to shine. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of the top 50 most popular names in Finland, Norway, Germany, Austria and Pakistan in 2020.
Mia is a feminine given name.
Petra is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of Peter, which is derived from the Greek word "πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". It is also a common first name in German-speaking countries, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakia, and Greece.
Emilia is a feminine Italian given name of Latin origin. The name is popular all over Europe and the Americas. The corresponding masculine name is Emilio. Emily is the English form of the Italian name.
Jamila (Arabic: جميلة) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of the masculine Arabic given name Jamil, which comes from the Arabic word jamāl, meaning beautiful. The name is popular on a global scale, in regular use by both Arabic speaking and non–Arabic speaking populations and holds religious significance for some Muslims. Due to differences in transcription, there are several variations on how to spell the name.
Livia was the wife of Augustus and the most powerful woman in the early Roman Empire. Livia is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning “blue”. From Roman times, this was the female derivative of the family name Livius. Livia is a common feminine given name in countries such as Brazil, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Cuba, France, Romania, Hungary. Livia was a literary favorite from the sixteenth century, appearing in the plays of John Fletcher and Thomas Middleton, and playing a minor role in Romeo and Juliet. Anna Livia Plurabelle is the name of a character in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.
Clara or Klara is a female given name. It is the feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous". Various early male Christian saints were named Clarus; the feminine form became popular after the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi, one of the followers of Saint Francis, who renounced her privileged background and founded the order of Poor Clares.
Carolina is a feminine given name in Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish, derived from the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles, generally meaning 'free man' or 'freeholder'.
Milly is a feminine given name, sometimes used as a short form (hypocorism) of Mildred, Amelia, Emily, Millicent, Camilla, Camila, Camille, Camile, Emilia etc. It may refer to:
Valentina is a feminine given name. It is a feminine form of the Roman name Valentinus, which is derived from the Latin word "valens" meaning "healthy, strong".
Gabriella is a feminine given name used in various languages. Its English spelling originates as an Italian feminine given name from the Hebrew name Gabriel. Girls who are named Gabriella often take on a shorter version of the name, such as Bella, Ella, Gab, Gabby, and Gabbi.
Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same. Regina was the name of an early Christian saint.
Kamilla and Kamila are feminine given names used in a number of languages and throughout history with roots in Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and Latin.
