Camille
Meaning of Camille
Camille is a Paris-sprinkled jewel with ancient Roman roots, born from Camillus, the young helper who kept temple lamps burning bright; in today’s world she can light a Diwali diya just as easily as a French café candle. Said as ka-MEEL in French and kuh-MEEL in English, the sound glides like a quick tabla beat, soft, swift, unforgettable. Her résumé is packed: the tragic beauty in Dumas’ “La Dame aux Camélias,” the glossy camellia flower, and a century-long run in America’s Top 300 that proves she’s steady as the monsoon yet never stuck in a storm. Camille carries quiet strength, a playful wink, and an easy elegance—think chiffon sari meeting chic beret. She is the cousin who turns up early to pin jasmine in your hair, the friend who hums Bollywood hooks while sipping hot chocolate, the helper who makes every ritual feel lighter. In short, Camille is grace on the go, a name that travels well and always lends a hand.
Pronunciation
French
- Pronunced as ka-MEEL (/ka.mij/)
English
- Pronunced as kuh-MEEL (/kə.ˈmil/)
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Notable People Named Camille
| Camille Saint-Saëns - Charles Camille Saint Saens was a French Romantic composer and virtuoso organist conductor and pianist, famed for Danse macabre, Samson and Delilah, the Organ Symphony, and The Carnival of the Animals. |
| Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro was a Danish French painter born on St Thomas who helped shape Impressionism and Post Impressionism after studying with Courbet and Corot and later working with Seurat and Signac. |
| Camille Paglia is an American academic and feminist social critic, a longtime University of the Arts professor, and author of Sexual Personae, known for sharp critiques of contemporary feminism, post-structuralism, and American culture in art, music, and film. |
| Camille Claudel was a French sculptor of figurative bronze and marble whose works like The Waltz and The Mature Age were overlooked in her time but later celebrated for their originality, inspiring many biographies and films. |
| Nicolas Camille Flammarion was a French astronomer and prolific writer who popularized astronomy, wrote early science fiction, launched LAstronomie in 1882, and ran a private observatory at Juvisy sur Orge. |
| Camille Veronica Kostek is an American model, host, and actress known for her 2019 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover, hosting Wipeout on TBS and Dancing with Myself on NBC in 2022, and a role in the 2021 film Free Guy. |
| Camille Josephine Billops was an African American artist, filmmaker, archivist, and educator. |
| Camille Muffat was a French swimmer and three time Olympic medalist who competed for Olympic Nice Natation, specializing in individual medley and freestyle from 2005 to 2014. |
| Camille Zamora is an American soprano known for opera, zarzuela, oratorio, art song, and the American songbook, with repertoire from early Baroque to 21st century premieres by Robert Aldridge, Herschel Garfein, and Christopher Theofanidis. |
| Swiss chemist Camille Edouard Dreyfus co invented the Celanese acetate yarn with his brother Henri and founded the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation in honor of his brother. |
| Camille Meyer is an American actress, dancer, and television personality best known for appearing on several seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. |
| Camille Doncieux, the first wife of Claude Monet and mother of his two sons, was a muse painted by Monet, Renoir, and Manet. |
| Camille Lepage was a French photojournalist killed in the Central African Republic in 2014, a death the French presidency called murder and the first Western journalist lost in that conflict. |
| Camille Stewart is an American technology and cybersecurity attorney who served as a senior policy advisor at the Department of Homeland Security under President Obama and later led product security strategy at Google. |
| Camille de Morel was a 16th century French poet and writer. |
