Camille (given name)
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| Pronunciation | French [kaˈmij], English /kəˈmɪl/ |
| Meaning | an attendant at a religious ceremony |
| Origin | French form of a Latin name |
| Related names | Camillus |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Camille |
Camille is the French form of a Latin name, Camillus, that may have meant an attendant at a religious ceremony. It is also the French spelling of the Lebanese Kamil. In its original French, it is pronounced [kaˈmij] and not IPA: /kəˈmɪl/ as in English. Indeed, the "ill" called the "l mouillé", is the French equivalent of the "gl", "ll" and "lh" from fellow Latin languages Italian, Spanish, Occitan, Catalan and Portuguese and is pronounced "ye".
It may also refer to:
- Camille, a male or female name
- Camille, the French for Camilla but not necessarily with the same meaning as the Latin. It is said to derive from Camille meaning virginal or of unblemished character
In people:
- Camille Chamoun (1900-1987), former president of Lebanon
- Camille Anderson (born 1981), an American actress and model
- Camille Dalmais (born 1978), a French singer
- Camille Flammarion (born 1842) French astronomer and author
- Camille Huard (born 1951), French-Canadian boxer
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), French composer
- Camille Sée (1847-1919), French politician
- Camille Desmoulins, one of the most famous French révolutionaires
- Camille O'Sullivan, an Irish cabaret singer traveling with the Spiegeltent
- Camille Paglia (born 1947), an American feminist author
- Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), French impressionist painter
- Camille Claudel (1864–1943), a French female sculptor
- Camille Corot (1796 – 1875), French painter
