Camila
PopularA girl's name meaning of obscure origin, tied to an ancient Roman family name.
Approved in Portugal. Camila is on the official IRN list of names you can register. In the national top 10 of 2025.
Origin
From Latin Camilla, the feminine form of the Roman family name Camillus, of uncertain and probably non-Latin origin; Camila is the Portuguese and Spanish form of this name.
Story
In Virgil's Aeneid, Camilla is a warrior maiden of the Volsci, one of the most striking female figures in Latin epic poetry. It was through this Roman literary use that the name spread across Europe, becoming established in Portuguese, Italian, French (Camille) and other languages from the medieval and early modern periods onward.
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- List of admitted given names · IRN · irn.justica.gov.pt (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Camila
- Wiktionary · Camilla