Camilla and Camila are given names for females. They originate as the feminine of camillus, a term for a youth serving as

acolyte An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used f ...

in the ritual of ancient Roman religion, which may be of Etruscan origin. Kamilla/Kamila are similar names.

Hypocorisms A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of the name include Milly,

Millie Millie is a feminine given name or diminutive form of various other given names, such as Emily, Millicent, Mildred, Camilla or sometimes Amelia. People with the given name Notable people with the given name include: * Millie Bailey (1918–20 ...

, and

Milla ''Milla'', the Mexican star, is a genus of monocotyledonous plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae. They are native mostly to Mexico, with one species extending into Guatemala, Honduras, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. '' ...

History

The name Camillo is the Italian male version of Camilla. ''Camillus'' came to be used as a

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became here ...

in Rome, and ''Camilla'' would be the feminine form of this cognomen from a period when cognomina had become hereditary clan names. The most notable bearer of this name in Roman history is

Marcus Furius Camillus Marcus Furius Camillus (; c. 446 – 365 BC) was a Roman soldier and statesman of the patrician class. According to Livy and Plutarch, Camillus triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of ''Second Founder ...

(c. 446 – 365 BC), who according to

Livy Titus Livius (; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Ancient Rome, Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled , covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditiona ...

and

Plutarch Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...

, triumphed four times, was five times

dictator A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. The word originated as the title of a Roman dictator elected by the Roman Senate to rule the republic in times ...

, and was honoured with the title of "Second Founder of Rome". In the ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan_War#Sack_of_Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to ...

'', Camilla was the name of a queen of the

Volsci The Volsci (, , ) were an Italic tribe, well known in the history of the first century of the Roman Republic. At the time they inhabited the partly hilly, partly marshy district of the south of Latium, bounded by the Aurunci and Samnites on the ...

who was given as a servant to the goddess Diana and raised as a "warrior virgin" of the

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ...

type. In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by

Fanny Burney Frances Burney (13 June 1752 – 6 January 1840), also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post as "Keeper of the Robes" to Charlotte of Mecklen ...

's novel '' Camilla'' of 1796.

People with the given name Camilla

* Camilla Martelli (c. 1545–1590), first the lover and then the second wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany *

Camilla Dufour (Elizabeth) Camilla Dufour became Camilla Sarratt (17?? – 1846) was a British singer, writer and teacher of chess. Life Dufour came to notice when her father negotiated with the tenor Michael Kelly and the singer and actress Anna Maria Crouch ...

(17??-1846), British singer, writer and teacher of chess *

Camilla Collett Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland; 23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as bein ...

(1813–1895), Norwegian writer and feminist *

Camilla Eibenschütz Camilla Eibenschütz (July 20, 1884 – July 12, 1958) was a German stage actress. Early life Camille Eibenschütz was from Bavaria, the daughter of pianist and music professor Albert Eibenschütz and Anna Theresa Rosa Knorr. Hungarian pianist I ...

(1884–1958), German stage actress *

Camilla Odhnoff Elna "Camilla" Odhnoff, née ''Wilske'' (6 June 1928 – 16 July 2013) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic demo ...

(1928–2013), Swedish politician *

Camilla Sparv Camilla Sparv (born 3 June 1943) is a Swedish actress. Career Sparv was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 3 June 1943. She was awarded a Golden Globe as Most Promising Newcomer (female) in 1967 for her role opposite James Coburn in '' Dead Heat ...

(b. 1943), Swedish actress *

Camilla, Queen consort of the United Kingdom Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the ac ...

(born 1947), wife of King Charles III *

Camilla Rothe Camilla Rothe (born 20 September 1974 in Heidelberg) is a German physician and tropical medicine specialist. She diagnosed the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Germany, and her scientific work helped confirm that the virus could be transmitted ...

(b. 1947), German physician and tropical medicine specialist *

Lady Camilla Osborne Lady Camilla Dorothy Godolphin Osborne (formerly Harris and Dempster; born 14 August 1950) is an English heiress. She is the only child of John Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds. Early life and family Lady Camilla Osborne was born on 14 August 195 ...

(born 1950), only child of the 11th Duke of Leeds * Camilla Scott (b. 1962), Canadian actress and television host *

Camilla Henemark Camilla Henemark (born 23 October 1964), also known as La Camilla, is a Swedish singer, actress, political spokesperson and former fashion model. Biography Henemark was born in Stockholm, to a Nigerian father and a Swedish mother. She started he ...

(born 1964), Swedish singer *

Camilla Søeberg Camilla Søeberg (born 9 June 1966) is a Danish actress. Selected filmography * ''Twist and Shout'' (1984) * ''Manifesto'' (1988) * '' The Empty Mirror'' (1996) * ''Sekten'' (1997) * ''Mouse Hunt ''Mouse Hunt'' is a 1997 American slapstick b ...

(b. 1966), Danish actress * Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice (born 1968), British journalist and former policy advisor * Camilla Bloch (born 1970), British barrister *

Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963) is one of the two claimants to the headship of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Early life Prince Carlo was born at Saint-Raphaël, Var, France, as the only so ...

(born 1971), Italian philanthropist and humanitarian *

Camilla Dallerup Camilla Sacre-Dallerup (born 6 April 1974) is a Danish author, life coach, hypnotherapist and former ballroom dancer. Dance career Dallerup was born in Aalborg, where she started dancing at the age of two and a half when her mother took her to ...

(born 1974), British-based Danish ballroom dancer *

Camilla Läckberg Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson (; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir." Writ ...

, (born 1974), Swedish author *

Camilla Martin Camilla Martin Nygaard (née Martin; born 23 March 1974) is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All England and World Championships singl ...

(b. 1974), retired badminton player from Denmark * Camilla Franks (b. 1976), Australian fashion designer *

Camilla Rutherford Camilla Rutherford (born 20 September 1976) is an English actress and fashion model. Early life Camilla Rutherford was born to (Gordon) Malcolm Rutherford (1939-1999), a financial journalist for the ''Financial Times'' and sometime advisor to ...

(b. 1976), English actress and fashion model. * Camilla Long (born 1978), British journalist for ''The Sunday Times'' *

Camilla Tominey Camilla Tominey (born 14 June 1978) is a British journalist and broadcaster. She reports on politics and the British royal family as an associate editor of ''The Daily Telegraph''. She also writes a weekly column for the newspaper. In July 2021 ...

(born 1978), British journalist *

Camilla Filippi Camilla Filippi (born 13 October 1979) is an Italian film, stage and television actress. Life and career Born in Brescia, Filippi started her career, when she was a teenager, appearing in a series of Barilla commercials. She made her acting de ...

(born 1979), Italian film, stage and television actress *

Camilla D'Errico Camilla d'Errico is a comic book illustrator, painter and visual artist. Career Comics Camilla d’Errico has been drawing comic books since 2001, while attaining her Illustration and Design diploma at Capilano College in North Vancouver. Her f ...

(born 1980), Italian-Canadian visual artist * Camilla Arfwedson (born 1981), British actress *

Camilla Luddington Camilla Anne Luddington (born 15 December 1983) is a British actress, best known for her role as Dr. Josephine "Jo" Wilson in the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy''. She is known for voicing Lara Croft in the ''Tomb Raider'' video ga ...

(b. 1983), British actress. * Camilla Marie Beeput (born 1984), British singer * Camilla Belle (born 1986), American actress *

Camilla Poindexter Camilla Poindexter (born August 30, 1986) is an American reality television personality and model. She is mostly known for her appearance on season eight of Oxygen's ''Bad Girls Club''. Poindexter was runner-up in Oxygen's fourth season of '' ...

(born 1986), American reality television personality and model *

Camilla Kerslake Camilla Kerslake is an English classical crossover singer from London who was the first signing to Gary Barlow's record label.

(born c. 1988), English mezzo-soprano *

Millie Brady Camilla Eve Brady (born 24 December 1993) is an English actress and model. She is best known for portraying Æthelflæd in the Netflix drama series ''The Last Kingdom'' (2017–2022) as well as her role in the film ''Pride and Prejudice and Zomb ...

(born 1993), British actress

People with the given name Camila

* Camila Batmanghelidjh (born 1963), British businesswoman, founder and chief executive of mismanaged and defunct charity Kids Company *

Camila Pitanga Camila Manhães Sampaio (born 14 June 1977), known professionally as Camila Pitanga, is a Brazilian actress and former model. She is internationally renowned for her roles in film and television. In film, she is known for her roles in ''Quilombo ...

(born 1977), Brazilian film and television actress *

Camila Alves Camila Alves McConaughey ( Alves; born 28 January 1982) is a Brazilian model and designer. She is married to American actor Matthew McConaughey. Early life Camila Alves was born in Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 250 miles east of the p ...

(born 1982), Brazilian-American model and designer *

Camila Bordonaba Camila Bordonaba Roldán (born September 4, 1984) is an Argentine actress, singer and theater director. She is known for her performances in the series ''Chiquititas'', ''Rebelde Way'', ''El Patrón de la Vereda'', ''Atracción x4 en Dream Beac ...

(born 1984), Argentinian actress and musician *

Camila Brait Camila de Paula Brait (born October 28, 1988) is a volleyball player from Frutal, Brazil, who plays as a libero. She currently defends Osasco Voleibol Clube and is retired from the Brazilian national team. She won the silver medal while repre ...

(born 1988), Brazilian volleyball player *

Camila Cabello Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao (; ; born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. While in ...

(born 1997), Cuban-American singer-songwriter and former

Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, was an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and previously Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group signe ...

member *

Camila María Concepción Camila María Concepción (December 20, 1991 – February 19, 2020) was an American screenwriter and transgender rights activist. Biography Concepción was born in California and grew up in Inland Empire and El Monte. She graduated from Yale ...

(1991-2020), American screenwriter and transgender rights activist *

Camila Giorgi Camila Giorgi (; born 30 December 1991) is an Italian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26, achieved on 22 October 2018. She is the current Italian No. 2, after Martina Trevisan. After winning her fi ...

(born 1991), Italian tennis player *

Camila Silva (tennis) Camila Silva Espinoza (; born 30 October 1992) is a Chilean former tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player ...

(born 1992), Chilean tennis player *

Camila Vezzoso Camila Vezzoso is a model from Uruguay and a beauty queen titleholder who was crowned Miss Uruguay 2012. She also represented Uruguay in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant. Following the contests, she moved to Paris and is currently pursuing a mo ...

(born 1993), Uruguayan model crowned Miss Uruguay 2012 * Camila Mendes (born 1994), Brazilian-American actress *

Camila Martins Pereira Camila Martins Pereira (born 10 October 1994), commonly known as Camila or Camilinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or outside back for Brazilian Série A1 team Palmeiras. Club career Camila debu ...

(born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Camila Silva (singer) (born 1994), Chilean singer-songwriter * Camila Rossi (born 1999), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast

People with the given name Ćamila

Ćamila Mičijević Ćamila Mičijević (born 8 September 1994) is a Croatian handball player for Metz Handball and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. Career Mičijević was born in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Heidenheim, Germany to Bo ...

(born 1994), Bosnian-Croatian handball player

People with the given name Kimila

* Kimila Ann Basinger (born 1953), American actress

Fictional characters

* Camilla (muppet), a Muppet character * Camilla (Castlevania), one of Dracula's servants in the ''Castlevania'' series * Camilla Gevert, fictional character in the ''

Bert Diaries The Bert Diaries are a series of novels written in the form of a diary, by Swedish writers Anders Jacobsson and Sören Olsson. The main character is a Swedish teenager called Bert Ljung, living in Öreskoga, a fictional town in Sweden, in the l ...

'' * Camilla Macaulay, fictional character in the novel ''

The Secret History ''The Secret History'' is the first novel by the American author Donna Tartt, published by Alfred A. Knopf in September 1992. Set in New England, the campus novel tells the story of a closely knit group of six classics students at Hampden Colle ...

'' * Camilla, a character in ''

Fire Emblem Fates ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released in ...

'' * Camila Vargas, a character on ''Queen of the South'' * Camilla "Cam" Lawson, in the

Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson (née Aitken; born 17 December 1945) is an English novelist known for her popular children's literature. Her novels have been notable for featuring realistic topics such as adoption and divorce without alienating her lar ...

book A book is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages (made of papyrus, parchment, vellum, or paper) bound together and protected by a cover. The technical term for this physical arr ...

and

TV series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed betw ...

''The Story Of Tracy Beaker'' *Camila Torres, a character in the Argentine telenovela ''Violetta'' *Camilla Lollia, a character in '' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion'' *Camilla Valerius, a character in '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' *Camilla, an orange

Chocobo The is a fictional species created for the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise by Square Enix (originally Square). A galliform bird commonly having yellow feathers, they were first introduced in ''Final Fantasy II'' (1988), and have since featured in ...

from the Chocobo series

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