Camilla (given name)

Camilla (given name)
Camilla and Camila are feminine given names. They originate as the feminine of camillus, a term for a youth serving as acolyte in the ritual of ancient Roman religion, which may be of Etruscan origin. Kamilla/Kamila are similar names.
Hypocorisms of the name include Milly, Millie, and Milla.
History
The name Camillo is the Italian male version of Camilla.
Camillus came to be used as a cognomen in Rome, and Camilla would be the feminine form of this cognomen from a period when cognomina had become hereditary clan names.
The most notable bearer of this name in Roman history is Marcus Furius Camillus (c. 446 – 365 BC), who according to Livy and Plutarch, triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of "Second Founder of Rome".
In the Aeneid, Camilla was the name of a queen of the Volsci who was given as a servant to the goddess Diana and raised as a "warrior virgin" of the Amazon type.
In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by Fanny Burney's novel Camilla of 1796.
Popularity
The name, with the spelling Camila, has been particularly popular among Spanish speakers. Camila was among the five most popular names for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022.
People with the given name Camilla
Camilla Erculiani (died c. 1584), Italian apothecary tried by the Roman Inquisition
Camilla Martelli (c. 1545–1590), first the lover and then the second wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Camilla Dufour (17??-1846), British singer, writer and teacher of chess
Camilla Collett (1813–1895), Norwegian writer and feminist
Camilla Eibenschütz (1884–1958), German stage actress
Camilla Odhnoff (1928–2013), Swedish politician
Camilla Sparv (b. 1943), Swedish actress
Queen Camilla (born 1947), wife of King Charles III
Camilla Rothe (b. 1947), German physician and tropical medicine specialist
Lady Camilla Osborne (born 1950), only child of the 11th Duke of Leeds
Camilla Scott (b. 1962), Canadian actress and television host
Camilla Henemark (born 1964), Swedish singer
Camilla Søeberg (b. 1966), Danish actress
Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice (born 1968), British journalist and former policy advisor
Camilla Bloch (born 1970), British barrister
Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro (born 1971), Italian philanthropist and humanitarian
Camilla Brunsberg (born 1972), Swedish politician
Camilla Dallerup (born 1974), British-based Danish ballroom dancer
Camilla Läckberg, (born 1974), Swedish author
Camilla Martin (b. 1974), retired badminton player from Denmark
Camilla Franks (b. 1976), Australian fashion designer
Camilla Rutherford (b. 1976), English actress and fashion model
Camilla Long (born 1978), British journalist for The Sunday Times
Camilla Tominey (born 1978), British journalist
Camilla Filippi (born 1979), Italian film, stage and television actress
Camilla D'Errico (born 1980), Italian-Canadian visual artist
Camilla Arfwedson (born 1981), British actress
Camilla Luddington (b. 1983), British actress.
Camilla Marie Beeput (born 1984), British singer
Camilla Belle (born 1986), American actress
Camilla Poindexter (born 1986), American reality television personality and model
Camilla Kerslake (born c. 1988), English mezzo-soprano
Millie Brady (born 1993), British actress
People with the given name Camila
Camila Batmanghelidjh (born 1963), British businesswoman, founder and chief executive of mismanaged and defunct charity Kids Company
Camila Pitanga (born 1977), Brazilian film and television actress
Camila Alves (born 1982), Brazilian-American model and designer
Camila Bordonaba (born 1984), Argentinian actress and musician
Camila Brait (born 1988), Brazilian volleyball player
Camila Cabello (born 1997), Cuban-American singer-songwriter and former Fifth Harmony member
Camila María Concepción (1991-2020), American screenwriter and transgender rights activist
Camila Giorgi (born 1991), Italian tennis player
Camila Silva (tennis) (born 1992), Chilean tennis player
Camila Vezzoso (born 1993), Uruguayan model crowned Miss Uruguay 2012
Camila Mendes (born 1994), Brazilian-American actress
Camila Martins Pereira (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
Camila Silva (singer) (born 1994), Chilean singer-songwriter
Camila Sodi (born 1986), Mexican singer, actress and model
Camila Rossi (born 1999), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
People with the given name Ćamila
Ćamila Mičijević (born 1994), Bosnian-Croatian handball player
People with the given name Kimila
Kimila Ann Basinger (born 1953), American actress
Fictional characters
Camilla (muppet), a Muppet character
Camilla (Castlevania), one of Dracula's servants in the Castlevania series
See also
Camila (disambiguation)
Camilla (disambiguation)
Camille (disambiguation)
References
Feminine given names