# Campbell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæmbəl/ · frequency rank #4,830

## Definitions
1. A characteristical surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 2000s and later usage.
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17. A town in the Northern Cape province, South Africa.
18. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
19. Ellipsis of Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., a 1994 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that commercial parodies can be subject to fair use.

## Etymology
* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic Caimbeul, from cam (“crooked”) + beul (“mouth”). Compare Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic cam (“crooked”) + sròn (“nose”).
* As an Irish surname, from Mac Cathmhaoil (“son of Cathmhaol”), see Caulfield, Cowell.
* As an English surname, variant of Camel, probably influenced by the above.
* (duck breed): Developed by Adele Campbell.

## Common misspellings (11)
`acmpbell`, `cambpell`, `cammpbell`, `campbbell`, `campbel`, `campblel`, `campebll`, `camppbell`, `capmbell`, `ccampbell`, `cmapbell`

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