Cam

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English[edit]

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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

  1. A river in Cambridgeshire, England, which passes through Cambridge and joins the Great Ouse.
    Synonym: Granta (south of Cambridge)
  2. A village and civil parish in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7400).
  3. A minor river in Gloucestershire which flows into the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal.

Etymology 2[edit]

Shortening.

Proper noun[edit]

Cam

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.

References[edit]

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

  1. Ham (son of Noah)

Derived terms[edit]

Eastern Cham[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Cam

  1. Cham (ethnic group or language)

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hakka (zhān).

Proper noun[edit]

Cam

  1. a surname from Hakka

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Biblical Hebrew חָם (ẖam).

Proper noun[edit]

Cam m

  1. (biblical) Ham

Spanish[edit]

 Cam on Spanish Wikipedia

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Cham, from Ancient Greek Χαμ (Kham), from Hebrew חָם (ẖam).

Proper noun[edit]

Cam m

  1. Ham (son of Noah)

Western Cham[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Cam

  1. Cham (ethnic group or language)