Cameron

‘Crooked nose’, from the Scottish surname.

Cameron's Scottish roots preserve a vivid old byname: ‘crooked nose’. The name passed into use as a family and clan name and then as a given name. That sequence explains why a physical description appears in the etymology of a name now used by people of many different appearances. Cameron is used for both boys and girls in English. Its firm opening consonant gives the sound definition, while the m, r and n soften its outline. The result can feel relaxed and sociable, with the substance of a surname. It may appeal when you want that family-name style in a form shared across genders.

Etymology: From a Scottish family and clan name, built from Gaelic cam, ‘crooked’, and sròn, ‘nose’.