Camilla

[ kuh-mil-uh ]

/ kəˈmɪl ə /

noun

Roman Legend. a woman warrior who fought on the side of Turnus against Aeneas.

Also Ca·mil·a, Ca·mile, Ca·mille

[kuh-meel] /kəˈmil/. a female given name.

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Examples from the Web for camille

Why is Camille Cosby going on the record and not Bill Cosby?
Why Didn’t Camille Dump Bill Cosby?|Amanda Marcotte|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite a dizzying number of women coming forward against her husband, Camille Cosby refuses to sharpen her blade of vengeance.
Why Didn’t Camille Dump Bill Cosby?|Amanda Marcotte|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She says that, shortly after a rough breakup, she went on a double-date with a man and Cosby and his wife, Camille.
Bill Cosby’s Long List of Accusers (So Far): 18 Alleged Sexual Assault Victims Between 1965-2004|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Camille Hammond, CEO of Tinina Q Cade Foundation, said simply that the pathways to parenthood are different.
Want Blue Eyes With That Baby?: The Strange New World of Human Reproduction|Eleanor Clift|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Lorena Bobbitt has committed the ultimate revolutionary act of contemporary feminism,” chimed Camille Paglia.
Carol Shields’s Tale Of Secondhand Life|Nathaniel Rich|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Camille insisted on these Sunday outings, which gave him the satisfaction of showing off his wife.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola
Camille Saint-Sans was born in Paris, in 1835; he commenced studying piano when only three years old.
Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowell
Camille adored Jack, and cared for no associations, no society, for which he was not suited.
The Copy-Cat and Other Stories|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
As a measure of prudence he desired to be known and esteemed by the friends of Camille.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola
With some financial scheming, and the presentation of a bursary, Camille was entered a student at the college of Louis-le-Grand.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 681, January 13, 1877.|Various

Word Origin and History for camille

Camilla

fem. proper name, from Latin, fem. of Camillus, cognomen of several members of the gens Furia, from camillus "noble youth attending at sacrifices," perhaps from Etruscan.