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Campbell

/ˈkæmbəl/

Campbell proper noun: a characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic. Also the ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music.

Proper noun

Campbell (countable and uncountable, plural Campbells)

  1. A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
    • But Perry, Cabrera and Campbell could hear the Masters bird choir tweeting (that’s 140 characters or less, ornithologically speaking) over the quiet of the gallery following them.2009 April 14, Richard Sandomir, “Live From the Masters, It’s Not the Leaders”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    • The Campbell family’s fascination with white supremacy was vividly expressed in the names of Adolf’s two siblings, “Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell,” an homage to Heinrich Himmler, and “JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell.”² In selecting their children’s peculiar names, the Campbells had exercised a...2011 November, Carlton F.W. Larson, “Naming Baby: The Constitutional Dimensions of Parental Naming Rights”, in George Washington Law Review, volume 80, number 1, archived from the original on 03 Aug...
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
  4. An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.
  5. A city in Santa Clara County, California.
  6. A census-designated place in Osceola County, Florida.
  7. An unincorporated community in Delta County, Michigan.
  8. A minor city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  9. A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  10. A village in Franklin County, Nebraska.
  11. A town with hamlet and census-designated place therein, in Steuben County, New York.
  12. Former name of Kintyre, Emmons County, North Dakota.
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  1. A city in Mahoning County, Ohio.
  2. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas.
  3. A town on a Mississippi island in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Campbell Township.
  5. A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
  6. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Noun

Campbell (plural Campbells)

  1. A British breed of domestic duck developed at Uley, in Gloucestershire, England, at the turn of the 20th century.

Also used as

Campbell is also the ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music.

Forms of Campbell

Proper noun
pluralCampbells
Noun
pluralCampbells

Origin of Campbell

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”). * As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell. * As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above. * (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

Words formed from Campbell

Phrases with Campbell

Words that rhyme with Campbell

Questions about Campbell

What does Campbell mean?
Campbell means a characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Campbell?
Campbell can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Campbell?
Campbell is pronounced /ˈkæmbəl/.

Words near Campbell in the dictionary

  1. Campas
  2. Campaspe
  3. Campaspes
  4. Campau
  5. Campaus
  6. Campbell
  7. Campbell albatross
  8. Campbell County
  9. Campbell de Morgan spot
  10. Campbell de Morgan spots
  11. Campbell Hall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Campbell (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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