Cam
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English Granta, Grantebrycge, the former name of the modern Cambridge, ultimately from a Celtic word for "crooked," Proto-Celtic *kambos, from late Proto-Indo-European *(s)kambo- (“crooked”), shared with Ancient Greek σκαμβός (skambós).
Proper noun edit
Cam
- A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
- Synonym: Granta (south of Cambridge)
- A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
- A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.
Etymology 2 edit
Shortening.
Proper noun edit
Cam
- A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
References edit
- Ranko Matasović - Toward a relative chronology of the earliest Baltic and Slavic sound changes, University of Zagreb, 2005
- Bowman, Wrigley (1922): Geographical Review, Volume 12
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cam m
Derived terms edit
Eastern Cham edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cam
- Cham (ethnic group or language)
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Cam
- a surname from Hakka
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Biblical Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Proper noun edit
Cam m
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).
Proper noun edit
Cam m
- Ham (son of Noah)
Western Cham edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Cam
- Cham (ethnic group or language)