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Camillo
Young noble attendant
Origin
Latin
Used in
itfr
Origin and meaning of Camillo
Camillo comes from the Latin camillus, the term for a noble-born boy who assisted in sacred rites. The name thus blends nobility and devotion, and boasts illustrious bearers: Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron of the sick, and Camillo Benso di Cavour, architect of Italian unification. Common in Italy, it has counterparts in the French Camille and the Spanish Camilo. It keeps an aristocratic, historic tone—elegant and rich in civic and spiritual meaning.
Variants around the world
How Camillo sounds in other languages.
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Famous people
- Camillo Benso di Cavour— statesman
- San Camillo de Lellis— saint
- Camillo Golgi— scientist
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