Camila

  • [ kah-MEE-lah (Spanish) ]
  • Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of CAMILLA.

CAMILLA   female   English, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS. This was the name of a legendary warrior maiden of the Volsci, as told by Virgil in the 'Aeneid'. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by Fanny Burney's novel 'Camilla' (1796).
CAMILLUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, which is probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning. It is probably not related to Latin camillus "a youth employed in religious services". This name was borne by the 16th-century Italian monk Saint Camillus de Lellis.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Camilla
CZECH: Kamila
DANISH: Camilla, Kamilla
ENGLISH: Camilla, Camille
FINNISH: Camilla
FRENCH: Camille
GERMAN: Camilla
HUNGARIAN: Kamilla
ITALIAN: Camilla
LITHUANIAN: Kamilė
NORWEGIAN: Camilla, Kamilla
POLISH: Kamila
PORTUGUESE: Camila
ROMAN MYTHOLOGY: Camilla
SLOVAK: Kamila
SPANISH: Camila
SWEDISH: Camilla, Kamilla
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DANISH: Milla
ENGLISH: Cammie, Millie, Milly
FINNISH: Milla
NORWEGIAN: Milla
SWEDISH: Milla
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Camillus
CZECH: Kamil
FRENCH: Camille
ITALIAN: Camillo
POLISH: Kamil
PORTUGUESE: Camilo
SLOVAK: Kamil
SPANISH: Camilo