# Camden

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæmdən/ · frequency rank #14,288

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
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## Etymology
From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

## Easily confused with
- **came** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-came)
- **camel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-camel)
- **cameo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-cameo)
- **Carmen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-carmen)
- **camped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-camped)
- **camper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-camper)
- **carded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camden-vs-carded)
- **Caen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caen-vs-camden)
- **cadet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cadet-vs-camden)
- **Calder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-camden)
- **camber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camber-vs-camden)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acmden`, `cadmen`, `camdden`, `camdenn`, `camdne`, `camedn`, `cammden`, `ccamden`, `cmaden`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/camden