Camille is a unisex name.

History

The form ''Camille'' was later associated with the heroine of Dumas' ''

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'' (1848), which served as the basis for

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's opera ''

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'' and several films. In Dumas' novel, ''Camille'' is not the given name of the heroine; this name was applied to her in derived works in the English-speaking world, presumably because of the similarity in sound to the floral name ''

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'' (which was coined by Linnaeus (1753) after the name of the Czech Jesuit missionary

Georg Joseph Kamel Georg Joseph Kamel (; la, Georgius Josephus Camellus; cz, Jiří Josef Kamel; es, Jorge Camel; 12 April 1661 – 2 May 1706) was a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist known for producing the first comprehensive accounts of Philippine f ...

). The name ''Camille'' was given to the heroine as early as in a silent film of 1915, but it became widely known (and led to the increased popularity of the given name in the United States) with

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's '' Camille'' of 1936.

Male

* Camille Arambourg (1885–1969), French paleontologist *

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC ( ar, كميل نمر شمعون, ''Kamīl Sham'ūn''; 3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Chris ...

(1900–1987), former president of Lebanon *

Camille Chat Camille Chat (born 18 December 1995) Aka The Neck is a French professional rugby union player. His position is hooker, and he currently plays for Racing 92 in the Top 14. He was named in the French squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship ...

(born 1995), French rugby union player *

Camille Combal Camille Combal (born 18 September 1981) is a French television and radio presenter. He is the current host of '' Danse avec les stars'', '' Mask Singer'', '' Qui veut gagner des millions ?'', and '. He was the co-host of '' Touche pas à mon po ...

(born 1981), French television presenter * Camille Cordahi (1919–2011), Lebanese footballer * Camille Bob (1937–2015), American rhythm and blues singer and musician * Camille Bombois (1883–1970), French painter *

Camille Bulcke Camille Bulcke (1 September 1909 – 17 August 1982) was a Belgian Jesuit missionary in India who came to be known as "India's most renowned Christian Hindi scholar". Early life Camille Bulcke was born in Ramskapelle, a village in Knokke-Heist ...

(1909–1982), Belgian Jesuit missionary * Camille van Camp (1834–1891), Belgian painter * Camille Chevillard (1859–1923), French composer and conductor *

Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot ( , , ; July 16, 1796 – February 22, 1875), or simply Camille Corot, is a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. He is a pivotal figure in landscape painting and his vast o ...

(1796–1875), French painter *

Camille Danguillaume Camille Danguillaume (4 June 1919 – 26 June 1950) was a French cyclist. He won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 1949. He rode in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 Tour de France The 1949 Tour de France was the 36th edition of the Tour de France, t ...

(1919–1950), French cyclist * Camille Decoppet (1862–1925), Swiss politician * Camille Delamarre (born 1979), French film editor and film director *

Camille Desmoulins Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoît Desmoulins (; 2 March 17605 April 1794) was a French journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Georges Danton when the Committee o ...

(1760–1794), French journalist and revolutionary * Camille Doucet (1812–1895), French poet and playwright *

Camille Dreyfus (chemist) Camille Edouard Dreyfus (November 11, 1878 – September 27, 1956) was a Swiss chemist. He and his brother Henri Dreyfus invented Celanese, an acetate yarn. He founded The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation in honour of his brother. Early y ...

(1878–1956), Swiss chemist * Camille Ferdinand Dreyfus (1849–1915), French politician *

Camille du Locle Camille du Locle (16 July 18329 October 1903) was a French theatre manager and a librettist. He was born in Orange, France. From 1862 he served as assistant to his father-in-law, Émile Perrin, at the Paris Opéra. From 1870, he was co-directo ...

(1832–1903), French opera librettist * Camille Erlanger (1863–1919), French opera composer * Camille Everardi (1824–1899), Belgian opera singer *

Camille Flammarion Nicolas Camille Flammarion Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, FRAS (; 26 February 1842 – 3 June 1925) was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astrono ...

(1842–1925), French astronomer and author *

Camille Flers Camille Flers, born in Paris in 1802, was a painter of landscapes and a scholar of Pâris. His ''Views of Normandy'' and ''The Banks of the Marne and Eure'' display a great amount of study and power or feeling in the colouring. He died at Annet ...

(1802–1868), French painter * Camille Gira (1958–2018), Luxembourgian politician *

Camille Graeser Camille Graeser (1892–1980) was a Swiss painter and member of the circle of Zurich Concrete artists. He was born in Switzerland but grew up in Stuttgart, Germany where he became a furniture designer. He took part in major exhibitions by the ...

(1892–1980), Swiss painter * Camille Guérin (1872–1961), French scientist * Camille Gutt (1884–1971), Belgian economist, politician, and industrialist * Camille Henry (1933–1997), Canadian ice hockey player * Camille Hilaire (1916–2004), French painter * Camille Huard (born 1951), French-Canadian boxer * Camille Huysmans (1871–1968), Belgian politician * Camille Jenatzy (1868–1913), Belgian racing driver *

Camille Jordan Marie Ennemond Camille Jordan (; 5 January 1838 – 22 January 1922) was a French mathematician, known both for his foundational work in group theory and for his influential ''Cours d'analyse''. Biography Jordan was born in Lyon and educated ...

(1838–1922), French mathematician * Camille Jordan (politician) (1771–1821), French politician * Camille Jullian (1859–1933), French historian * Camille Lacourt (born 1985), French swimmer * Camille Lefèvre (1853–1933), French sculptor * Camille Laurin (1922–1999), Canadian psychiatrist and politician * Camille Lemonnier (1844–1913), Belgian writer *

Camille le Tellier de Louvois Camille Le Tellier de Louvois (11 April 1675 – 5 November 1718) was a French clergyman and member of several royal academies in the reign of Louis XIV of France. He was the fourth member elected to occupy seat 4 of the Académie française in 170 ...

(1675–1718), French clergyman * Camille Libar (1917–1991), Luxembourgian footballer * Camille Lopez (born 1989), French rugby union player *

Camille Malfroy Jean Michel Camille Malfroy (23 March 1839 – 6 January 1897) was a New Zealand engineer and local politician. He was born in Macornay, France on 23 March 1839. Malfroy arrived in New Zealand via the Victorian goldfields in the 1860s. Natural ...

(1839–1897), New Zealand engineer and politician * Camille Mandrillon (1891–1969), French biathlete *

Camille Matignon Arthème Camille Matignon (; 3 January 1867 – 18 March 1934) was a French chemist noted for his work in thermochemistry. He was a member of the Académie des Sciences, President of the French Chemical Society and an honorary Fellow of the Br ...

(1867–1934), French chemist *

Camille Mauclair Séverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair, was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art critic. Background Mauclair was a great admirer of Stéphane Mallarmé, ...

(1872–1945), French writer *

Camille Montagne Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (15 February 1784 – 5 December 1866) was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology. He was born in the commune of Vaudoy in the department of Seine-et ...

(1784–1866), French botanist *

Camille Ournac Camille Ournac (31 August 1845 – 24 February 1925) was a wine merchant, miller and French politician. In his political life he was member of the Departmental council, socialist mayor of Toulouse where he initiated several reforms and improv ...

(1845–1925), French politician * Camille Pelletan (1846–1915), French politician and journalist *

Camille Pissarro Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro ( , ; 10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of St Thomas (now in the US Virgin Islands, but then in the Danish West Indies). H ...

(1830–1903), French-Danish impressionist painter * Camille Pleyel (1788–1855), French musician *

Camille Roqueplan Camille Joseph Etienne Roqueplan (18 February 1802/03, Mallemort - 29 September 1855, Paris) was a French Romantic painter of landscapes, genre and historical scenes. Biography From an early age, he displayed an aptitude for drawing, and would ...

, French painter *

Camille Rousset Camille Félix Michel Rousset (15 February 1821, Paris – 19 February 1892, Saint-Gobain) was a French historian. He taught at Grenoble before becoming a historian to the Ministry of War. He was elected to the Académie française in 1871. Bib ...

(1821–1892), French historian *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto ...

(1835–1921), French composer *

Camille Sée Camille Sée (10 March 1847 – 20 January 1919) was a French politician who was born in Colmar. As the pioneer of the 1880 French law which established Lycées for girls, he also created the École normale supérieure in Sèvres in 1881. He ...

(1847–1919), French politician * Camille Silvy (1834–1910), French photographer *

Camille Solon Camille Antoine Arnoux Solon (1877–1960) was a British muralist and ceramist of French descent. He was born in Staffordshire, England to French parents, and emigrated to the US, where he worked with architect Julia Morgan doing painting and til ...

(1877–1960), British muralist and ceramist of French descent * Camille Teisseire (1764–1842), French politician and businessman *

Camille Thériault Camille Henri Thériault (born February 25, 1955) served as the 29th premier of New Brunswick from 1998 to 1999. Early life The son of Joséphine Martin and Norbert Thériault, a former provincial cabinet minister and Canadian Senator, Camil ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician * Camille Tissot (1868–1917), French physicist * Camille Alphonse Trézel (1780–1860), French general

Female

Camille Anderson Camille Constance Anderson (born March 12, 1978) is an American actress, model, and television host. Camille graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in broadcast journalism and she also held the title of Miss Austin USA. ...

(born 1978), an American actress and model *

Camille Babut du Marès Camille Babut du Marès is a Belgians, Belgian violinist. Biography In her native Belgium, Camille was a finalist and prize-winner in several competitions for young musicians, including the “Jeunes Solistes RTBF” and the “Jong Tenuto B ...

, Belgian violinist *

Camille Bonora Camille Bonora (also known as Camille Kampouris; born May 13, 1956) is a former Muppet performer, voice performer and actress. She currently serves on the board of BibleMesh online theological studies, as well as a member of the ''Kairos Journal'' ...

(born 1956), a former Muppet performer * Camille Catala (born 1991), a French football player * Camille Cheng (born 1993), Hong Kong competitive swimmer * Camille Claudel (1864–1943), a French female sculptor *

Camille Cosby Camille Olivia Cosby ( Hanks; born March 20, 1944) is an American television producer, philanthropist, and the wife of comedian Bill Cosby. The character of Clair Huxtable from ''The Cosby Show'' was based on her. Cosby has avoided public life, ...

(born 1944), an American philanthropist * Camille Coduri (born 1965), a British actress * Camille Cottin (born 1978), a French actress and comedian *

Camille Dalmais Camille Dalmais (born 10 March 1978), better known by her mononym Camille, is a French singer and occasional actress. Biography Early life Camille was born and raised in Paris. Her mother was an English-language teacher and her father, Herv ...

(born 1978), a French singer and musician, better known as ''Camille'' *

Camille De Pazzis Camille De Pazzis is a French actress most famous for starring in the French series '' La vie devant nous''. She is also a face of Lancôme. She has co-starred in the American television series ''Last Resort A last resort is something that is ...

(born 1978), a French actress *

Camille Ford Camille Ford (born October 1, 1981) is an American television personality, radio personality, actress and producer. She has hosted numerous network shows including '' Food Wars'' on Travel Channel and listed as "up and coming actress to watch" b ...

(born 1981), an American television personality, actress and producer * Camille Grammer (born 1968), an American reality television star * Camille Guaty (born 1976), an American actress * Camille Herron (born 1981), an American long-distance runner *

Camille Keaton Camille Keaton (born July 20, 1947) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hills in the controversial 1978 film '' I Spit on Your Grave''. She began her career in Italy, making her film debut as Solange Beaur ...

(born 1947), an American actress * Camille Kitt (born 1988), an American actress and identical twin sister of Kennerly Kitt * Camille Kostek (born 1992), American model and actress * Camille Levin (born 1990), American soccer player *

Camille Munro Camille Munro (born September 2, 1990) is a Canadians, Canadian dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. In 2013 she became the first woman from Saskatchewan to be named Miss World Canada in 50 years. The competition took place in Richmond, British ...

(born 1991), Miss World Canada winner *

Camille Muffat Camille Muffat (; 28 October 1989 – 9 March 2015) was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. Swimming for the Olympic Nice Natation club, she specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. Her career ran from 2005 ...

(1989–2015), French swimmer * Camille Natta (born 1977), French actress *

Camille Norment Camille Norment (born 1970) is an Oslo-based multimedia artist who works with sound, installation, sculpture, drawing, performance, and video. Norment also works as a musician and composer. She performs with Vegar Vårdal and Håvard Skaset in ...

(born 1970), Norwegian-American multimedia artist * Camille O'Sullivan (born 1970), a British musician, vocalist and actress *

Camille Paglia Camille Anna Paglia (; born April 2, 1947) is an American feminist academic and social critic. Paglia has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1984. She is critical of many aspects of modern cultur ...

(born 1947), an American professor, author and critic * Camille Pin (born 1981), a French tennis player * Camille Prats (born 1985), Filipino actress * Camille Rowe (born 1990), a French model and actress * Camille Saviola (born 1950), an Italian-American actress and singer *

Camille Seaman Camille Seaman (born 1969) is an American photographer who applies portraiture strategies to capture the changing natural environment. Her work mainly concerns the polar regions, where she captures the effects of climate change, thus merging ...

(born 1969), an American photographer * Camille Sullivan (born 1975), a Canadian actress *

Camille Thurman Camille Thurman (born December 22, 1986) is an American jazz musician, composer, and member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Her first two albums, released by Chesky Records in 2018 and 2017, peaked at #3 and #25 respectively on the Billbo ...

(born 1986), American jazz saxophonist and vocalist

Fictional characters

* Camille Raquin, Thérèse's first husband in Zola's '' Thérèse Raquin'' *'' Camille'' (1936 film) *

Princess Camille Little Nemo is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Winsor McCay. He originated in an early comic strip by McCay, '' Dream of the Rarebit Fiend'', before receiving his own spin-off series, ''Little Nemo in Slumberland''. The ...

, protagonist of ''Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland'' * Camille, the main villainess in ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' * Camille Miraflor-Legaspi, main character from a Philippine romantic drama series, '' Marry Me, Marry You'', portrayed by

Janine Gutierrez Janine Marie Elizabeth de Leon Gutierrez (born October 2, 1989) known professionally as Janine Gutierrez, is a Filipino actress, television host, commercial model, and singer. A graduate of the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Eu ...

Camille Montes Camille Montes Rivero is a fictional character in the 2008 James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' portrayed by actress Olga Kurylenko. In film Camille is a Bolivian national. She first meets James Bond (Daniel Craig) in Haiti, where she intend ...

, the lead Bond girl in the 2008 James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' * Camille, a pseudonym used by Prince during the late 1980s and early 1990s * Camille Leon, a fictional shapeshifting character from ''

Kim Possible ''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while copi ...

'' portrayed by Ashley Tisdale * Camille Saroyan, character of the TV series ''Bones'' * Camille the Wood Elf, character in '' Troll Tales'' * Camille Bordey, a detective sergeant in the BBC series ''Death In Paradise'' * Camille, a main character in the French TV series '' Les Revenants'' * Kamille Bidan, the protagonist of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam * Camille Preaker, protagonist of ''

Sharp Objects ''Sharp Objects'' is the 2006 debut novel by American author Gillian Flynn. The book was first published through Shaye Areheart Books on September 26, 2006, and has subsequently been re-printed through Broadway Books. The novel follows Camille P ...

'' * Camille, a fighter style champion in ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL''), commonly referred to as ''League'', is a 2009 multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a custom map for ''Warcraft III'', Ri ...

'' * Camille O'Connell, see List of ''The Originals'' characters * Camille Valentini, an assistant and later junior agent in '' Call My Agent!'' * Camille Wallaby, a character in

Alfred Hedgehog ''The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog'', also known as ''Les Mystères d'Alfred'', is an animated series that airs on several broadcast and cable networks around the world. The characters of the show consist of mainly the anthropomorphic woodland ani ...

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