Campbell.
A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & usage
A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Santa Clara County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: Former name of Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Mahoning County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Hunt County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Campbell Township.
A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that commercial parodies can be subject to fair use.
Where this word comes from
* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.
A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.
Where this word comes from
* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.
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