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Campbell

  • /ˈkæmbəl/

Rhymes with -æmbəl

Where it 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.

proper noun Campbells

  1. countable, uncountable A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic. But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. countable, uncountable A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
  5. countable, uncountable A city in Santa Clara County, California.
  6. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida.
  7. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
  8. countable, uncountable A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  9. countable, uncountable A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  10. countable, uncountable A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
  11. countable, uncountable A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.
  12. countable, uncountable Former name of Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota.
  13. countable, uncountable A city in Mahoning County, Ohio.
  14. countable, uncountable A minor city in Hunt County, Texas.
  15. countable, uncountable A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  16. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Campbell Township.
  17. countable, uncountable A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
  18. countable, uncountable A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
  19. US, abbreviation, ellipsis, informal, uncountable 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.

noun Campbells

  1. A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.

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Closest in meaning: ivor, ricardo, orme, heaviside, slavin, bannerman, idrc, chowder, bisque, consommé, bouillon, broth, stew, pho, ramen, laksa

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"Campbell." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/campbell. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{campbell_2026,
  title = {Campbell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/campbell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}