Camilla

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Camilla

/kəˈmɪlə/

Where it comes from

From Latin Camilla, feminine form of old Roman family name Camillus, of obscure and probably non-Latin origin.

proper noun Camillas

countable, uncountable A warrior queen of the Volscians according to Virgil's Aeneid.
countable, uncountable A female given name from Latin. Fancy southern names which she couldn't remember five minutes after they'd told her. Camilla? Amelia? Jemima? It didn't matter. Ashworth would have made a note of them.
countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: camelia, camille, camila, camaldolesian, volcae, caratacus, cloelia, volsce, catiline, campaspe, boadicea, camaldolensian, boudicca, volsci, camillian, caractacus

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name female given name

Español	Camila
Português	Camila
Français	Camille
Italiano	Camilla
Ελληνικά	Καμίλλη Kamílli
Русский	Ками́лла Kamílla

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"Camilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/camilla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Camilla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/camilla

Chicago

"Camilla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/camilla.

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@misc{camilla_2026,
  title = {Camilla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/camilla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}