Boy · Latin
Camillus
Say it: kuh-MIL-us
Meaning
Latin camillus 'boy attendant at religious rites'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A Roman cognomen revived through St. Camillus de Lellis; Camilo is used in the Spanish-speaking world.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 47 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 1915, about 1 in 106,100 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Camillo |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Camilo |
| French | Camille |
| Portuguese | Camilo |
Famous bearers
- Marcus Furius Camillus, Roman general
- St. Camillus de Lellis
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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