Cam

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cam"

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Cam.

Proper noun

Cam

1. (astronomy) IAU-designated abbreviation of Latin Camelopardalis (the genitive form of the constellation Camelopardalis), as used in a star's Bayer designation

English

Etymology 1

From Old English Granta, Grantebryċġ, 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

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

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kæm/

Proper noun

Cam (plural Cams)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Cameron.
   • 2025 June 11, “White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to perfect major league debut”, in Associated Press‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 June 2025:

     Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball.

Derived terms

• Cams Wharf

References

• 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

• ACM, AMC, C.M.A., CMA, MAC, MCA, Mac, Mac-, Mac., mac

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkam]

Proper noun

Cam m

1. Ham (son of Noah)

Derived terms

• camita

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨌꩌ
• cam (uncapitalised)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cam/, /caːm/

Proper noun

Cam

1. Cham (ethnic group or language)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 詹 (zhān).

Proper noun

Cam

1. a surname from Hakka

Italian

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חָם (ẖam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam/
• Rhymes: -am
• Hyphenation: Càm

Proper noun

Cam m

1. (biblical) Ham

Portuguese

Proper noun

Cam m

1. Ham (son of Noah)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkam/ [ˈkãm]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Cam

Proper noun

Cam m

1. Ham (son of Noah)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkam/ [ˈkam]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Cam

Proper noun

Cam (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜋ᜔)

1. alternative spelling of Kam

Western Cham

Alternative forms

• چم

Proper noun

Cam

1. Cham (ethnic group or language)