Camilla
[kuh-mil-uh]
- 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
Contemporary Examples
Despite a dizzying number of women coming forward against her husband, Camille Cosby refuses to sharpen her blade of vengeance.
Why is Camille Cosby going on the record and not Bill Cosby?
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 1965-2004Marlow Stern
November 24, 2014
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 ReproductionEleanor Clift
November 24, 2014
“Lorena Bobbitt has committed the ultimate revolutionary act of contemporary feminism,” chimed Camille Paglia.
Historical Examples
Camille Doucet, who was a member of the jury, had pleaded a long time.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
"I am sure that Camille Doucet is at the bottom of it," I said.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
This had nothing to do with me, though, and I wondered what Camille Doucet would think.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
My grief was all the more profound from the fact that I was very fond of Camille Doucet.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
Camille Doucet received me with a beaming expression on his face.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
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.
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