Cam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"
English
Etymology 1
From Old English Granta, Grantebrycge, the former name of the modern Cambridge, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- (“crooked”), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).
Proper noun
Cam
- A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
- Synonym: Granta (south of Cambridge)
- A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400). [1]
- A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kæm/
Proper noun
Cam
- A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
References
- Ranko Matasović - Toward a relative chronology of the earliest Baltic and Slavic sound changes, University of Zagreb, 2005
- Bowman, Wrigley (1922): Geographical Review, Volume 12
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cam m
Derived terms
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cam/, /caːm/
Proper noun
Cam
- Cham (ethnic group or language)
Indonesian
Etymology
Proper noun
Cam
- a surname from Hakka
Italian
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkam/
- Rhymes: -am
- Hyphenation: Càm
Proper noun
Cam m
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Proper noun
Cam m
- Ham (son of Noah)
Western Cham
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Cam
- Cham (ethnic group or language)