Cam.
A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
Meaning & usage
A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
Where this word comes from
A back-formation from Cambridge; compare Middle English Cante and New Latin Camus, Chamus.
A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English Camme, Camne, from Old English *Camme, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- (“crooked”), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).
A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
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