Kamryn

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Kamryn

1. A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Cameron.
   • 2006 Dorothy Koomson, My Best Friend's Girl, Random House (2008), →ISBN, page 25:

     "What kind of name is Kamryn, anyway?" Adele asked me without shame. "A made-up one," was my terse reply. - - - So, her asking about my moniker when she was Girly Two-Hyphen Name was an audacious step to take. "It's not a spelling mistake? Your name is Kamryn. K-A-M-R-Y-N," she spelled it out. "Not C-A-M-E-R-O-N, Cameron like the boy's name?" "Actually, it is. I thought it'd be fun to pretend it was spelled differently. I love people asking me about it. You're so wise, you caught me. You're clearly Miss Marple's clever younger sister."