Cameron (given name)

Not to be confused with Kamran.

Cameron is a given name in the English language.

Cameron

Pronunciation	/ˈkæmərən/ KAM-ər-ən
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English, Scots
Origin
Language(s)	Scottish Gaelic
Word/name	Cameron (surname)
Meaning	"Crooked nose"[1]
Region of origin	Scotland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Camron Camryn Cameryn Kameron Kamran Kamron Kamryn Camren
Short form(s)	Cam, Cammy, Cammie, Ron, Ronnie, Ronny, Caz
See also	Cameron (surname)

The name originates from the Scottish surname Cameron.

A variant spelling of the given name is Camron. Modern variants of the name are Kameron, Kamron^[2] and Camryn. A shortened form of the given name Cameron is Cam.

Men with the given name

• Saint Cameron (or Camerinus, Anglicized as "Cameron" despite etymological differences), martyred in 303 under Emperor Diocletian.^[3]
• Cameron Achord, American football coach
• Cameron Alborzian (born 1967), British-Iranian yogi and model
• Cameron M. Alexander (1932–2018), American Baptist church and community leader
• Cameron Allan (1955–2013), Australian-born American composer and record producer
• Cameron Ambridge (born 1978), Australian stuntman
• Cameron Anderson (1857–1926), Canadian politician
• Cameron Ansell (born 1992), Canadian voice actor
• Cameron Argetsinger (1921–2008), American lawyer and auto racing executive
• Cameron Artigliere (born 1990), German footballer
• Cameron Artis-Payne (born 1990), American football player
• Cameron Ayers (born 1991), American basketball player
• Cameron Baerg (born 1972), Canadian rower
• Cameron Bailey, Canadian film critic and festival programmer
• Cameron Baird (1981–2013), Australian soldier
• Cameron Bairstow (born 1990), Australian basketballer
• Cameron Bancroft (born 1992), Australian cricketer
• Cameron Bancroft (actor) (born 1967), Canadian actor
• Cameron Barr, Australian rules football umpire
• Cameron McVicar Batjer (1919–2011), American lawyer
• Cameron Batson (born 1995), American football player
• Cameron Bayly (born 1990), Australian cyclist
• Cameron Beaubier (born 1992), American motorcycle racer
• Cameron Beckman (born 1970), American golfer
• Cameron Belford (born 1988), English footballer
• Cameron Bell (born 1986), Scottish football coach and former player
• Cameron Bell (rugby league), New Zealand rugby coach
• Cameron Blades (born 1971), Australian rugby union player
• Cameron Blair (born 1966), Australian rugby league player
• Cameron Boardman (born 1970), Australian politician
• Cameron Bolton (born 1990), Australian snowboarder
• Cameron Borgas (born 1983), Australian cricketer
• Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (born 1997), English footballer
• Cameron Boyce (1999–2019), American actor
• Cameron Boyce (cricketer) (born 1989), Australian cricketer
• Cameron Boyle, Scottish rugby union player
• Cameron Bradfield (born 1987), American football player
• Cameron Brannagan (born 1996), English football player
• Cameron Brate (born 1991), American football player
• Cameron Brewer (born 1973), New Zealand politician
• Cameron Bright (born 1993), Canadian actor
• Cameron Britton (born 1986), American actor
• Cameron Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Bruce (born 1979), Australian Rules footballer
• Cameron Bryce (born 1995), Scottish curler
• Cameron Buchanan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Burgess (born 1995), Australian footballer
• Cameron Burrell (1994–2021), American sprinter
• Cameron Cairnes, Australian film director and writer
• Cameron Calhoun (born 2004), American football player
• Cameron "Cam" Cannarella (born 2003), American baseball player
• Cameron Carpenter (born 1981), American organist
• Cameron Carr (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Carter-Vickers (born 1997), American footballer
• Cameron Cartio (born 1978), Swedish singer of Persian origin
• Cameron Chalmers (born 1997), British sprinter
• Cameron Champ (born 1995), American golfer
• Cameron Chism (born 1990), American football player
• Cameron Ciraldo (born 1984), Australian rugby league coach
• Cameron Clapp (born 1986), American athlete
• Cameron Clark (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Clear (born 1993), American football player
• Cameron Cloke (born 1984), Australian rules footballer
• Cameron Clyne (born 1968), Australian businessman
• Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold (1904–1987), British banker
• Cameron Coetzer (born 1995), South African badminton player
• Cameron Cogburn (born 1986), American cyclist
• Cameron Coleman (born 2006), American football player
• Cameron Collins (born 1989), American football player
• Cameron Colvin (born 1986), American football player
• Cameron Coxe (born 1998), Welsh footballer
• Cameron Crovetti (born 2008), American actor
• Cameron Crowe (born 1957), American writer and film director
• Cameron Daddo (born 1965), Australian actor, musician and presenter
• Cameron Dallas (born 1994), American film actor
• Cameron Dantzler (born 1998), American football player
• Cameron Darkwah (born 1992), English footballer
• Cameron Das (born 2000), American racing driver
• Cameron Davidson (born 1955), American photographer
• Cameron Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Dawson (born 1995), English footballer
• Cameron Dicker (born 2000), American football player
• Cameron Dollar (born 1975), American basketball player and coach
• Cameron Douglas (born 1978), American actor
• Cameron Duodu (born 1937), Ghanaian novelist, journalist, editor and broadcaster
• Cameron Dye (born 1959), American actor
• Cameron Echols-Luper (born 1995), American football player
• Cameron Edwards (born 1995), Australian footballer
• Cameron Giles (born 1976), American rapper, best known by his stage name Cam'ron
• Cameron Goode (born 1998), American football player
• Cameron Hawley (1905–1969), American author
• Cameron Heyward (born 1989), American football player
• Cameron Hunt (born 1994), American football player
• Cameron Jerome (born 1986), English professional footballer
• Cameron Jordan (born 1989), defensive end for the American football team the New Orleans Saints
• Cameron Kasky (born 2000), Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor and gun control activist
• Cameron Kerry (born 1950), American politician
• Cameron Knowles (born 1982), New Zealand soccer player
• Cameron Krutwig (born 1998), American basketball player
• Cameron Latu (born 2000), American football player
• Cameron Ling (born 1981), Australian Rules footballer
• Cameron "Cam" Lockridge, American football player
• Cameron Long (born 1988), American basketball player in the Israeli Premier League
• Cameron Mackintosh (born 1946), British theatrical producer
• Cameron Mathison (born 1969), Canadian-American actor
• Cameron "Cam" McCormick (born 1998), American football player
• Cameron McEvoy (born 1994), Australian swimmer
• Cameron McGrone (born 2000), American football player
• Cameron McInnes (born 1994), Australian Rugby League player
• Cameron McNeish, Scottish wilderness hiker, backpacker and mountain walker
• Cameron Mitchell (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Monaghan (born 1993), American actor
• Cameron Mooney (born 1979), Australian Rules footballer
• Cameron A. Morrison (1869–1953), American politician
• Cameron Murray (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Munster (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
• Cameron "Cam" Neely (born 1965), Canadian professional hockey player, actor and general manager of the Boston Bruins
• Cameron "Cam" Newton (born 1989), professional quarterback for the New England Patriots
• Cameron Nizialek (born 1995), American football player
• Cameron Norrie, British professional tennis player
• Cameron Reid (born 2007), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cameron Richardson (footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• Cameron Rokhsar, American dermatologist
• Cameron Sample (born 1999), American football player
• Cameron Samuels, American activist
• Cameron Sexton (born 1970), American politician
• Cameron Sharp (born 1958), Scottish sprinter
• Cameron Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Stout (born 1971), Scottish television show contestant
• Cameron Sutton (born 1995), American football player
• Cameron Talbot (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cameron Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Thompson (footballer) (born 2000), English professional footballer
• Cameron Thompson (politician) (born 1960), Australian politician
• Cameron Toshack (born 1970), Welsh footballer
• Cameron Ward (American football) (born 2002), American football player
• Cameron Ward (ice hockey) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
• Cameron Bethel Ware (1913–1999), Canadian major general
• Cameron Waters (born 1994), Australian race car driver
• Cameron Weston (born 2000), American baseball player
• Cameron Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
• Cameron Wood (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
• Cameron Young (disambiguation), multiple people

Women with the given name

• Cameron (wrestler) (born 1987), stage name of American wrestler Ariane Nicole Andrew
• Cameron Brink (born 2001), American basketball player
• Cameron Castleberry (born 1995), American association footballer
• Cameron Clayton (born 1993), American drag queen, model, actress, make-up artist and internet personality
• Cameron McGowan Currie (born 1948), American judge
• Cameron Diaz (born 1972), American actress
• Cameron Dokey (born 1956), American author
• Cameron Esposito (born 1981), American actress, comedian, and broadcaster
• Carmen Gayheart (1970–1994), American murder victim
• Cameron Goodman (born 1984), American actress
• Cameron Kashani (born 1981), Iranian-American entrepreneur, coach, speaker, and advisor
• Cameron Morra (born 1999), American tennis player
• Cameron Cammy Myler (born 1968), American athlete
• Cameron Parker (politician), American politician
• Cameron Quinn, American lawyer
• Cameron Reny, American politician
• Cameron Richardson (born 1979), American actress and model
• Cameron Russell (born 1987), American fashion model
• Cameron Tucker (soccer) (born 1999), American soccer player
• Cameron Tuttle, American author

Fictional characters

• Cameron Black, the main character in the television series Deception
• Cameron Chase, a DC Comics character who works as an agent for the Department of Extranormal Operations
• Cameron Coleman, a character in Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman and the third season of The Boys
• Cameron Davenport, a character from Family Affairs
• Cameron Davis, a character from Days of Our Lives
• Cameron Frye, a character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Cameron Howe, a character in the television series Halt and Catch Fire
• Cameron Kelsey, the main character in Malorie Blackman's novel Pig-Heart Boy
• Cameron McLeary, the main character in The Chinese Room's game Still Wakes the Deep
• Cameron Mitchell (Stargate), in the television series Stargate SG-1
• Cameron Parks, one of the main characters in the first two seasons of the American television sitcom A.N.T Farm
• Cameron Poe, the main character of the 1997 film Con Air
• Cameron Phillips, a character in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
• Cameron Tucker, in the television series Modern Family
• Cameron Watanabe, the Green Samurai Ranger from Power Rangers: Ninja Storm
• Cameron Corduroy Wilkins, a character from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
• Cameron (Hollyoaks)
• Cameron, a recurring character in the animated TV series adaptation of Bratz
• Cameron, a character in the children's animated series PJ Masks

See also

• Cam (name), given name and surname
• Camren Bicondova (born 1999), American actress and dancer
• Camerun Peoples (born 1999), American football player