Cam
See also: cam, cám, çam, cằm, and CAM
English
Etymology 1
From Old English Granta, Grantebrycge, the former name of the modern Cambridge, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- (“crooked”), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).
Proper noun
Cam
- A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
- A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
- A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Proper noun
Cam
- A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
References
- Ranko Matasović - Toward a relative chronology of the earliest Baltic and Slavic sound changes, University of Zagreb, 2005
- Bowman, Wrigley (1922): Geographical Review, Volume 12
Anagrams
- ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkam/
Proper noun
Cam m
- Ham (son of Noah)
Derived terms
- camita
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
- ꨌꩌ
- cam (uncapitalised)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cam/, /caːm/
Proper noun
Cam
- Cham (ethnic group or language)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hakka 詹 (zhān).
Proper noun
Cam
- a surname from Hakka
Italian
Etymology
From Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Proper noun
Cam m
- (biblical) Ham
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Proper noun
Cam m
- Ham (son of Noah)
Western Cham
Alternative forms
- چم
Proper noun
Cam
- Cham (ethnic group or language)