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Summary
- No one named Camryn appears in the Bible, and the name has no Hebrew or Greek meaning.
- Camryn is a modern spelling of Cameron, a Scottish surname usually traced to the Gaelic cam, “crooked,” and sròn, “nose.”
- Some Camerons took the name from places called Cameron, and some explain it as “crooked river.”
- The first Christians kept names they already had: Stephen and Philip had Greek names (Acts 6:5), and Saul was “also called Paul” (Acts 13:9).
- Camryn entered the US top 1,000 for girls in 1997 and peaked at 158th in 1999.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Camryn,” “Kamryn” and “Cameron,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data, and the surname “Cameron.” https://www.behindthename.com/name/camryn
- “Cameron (surname),” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_(surname)
- “Clan Cameron,” Wikipedia, section on origins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Cameron
- Behind the Name, “Stephen,” “Philip” and “Paul.” https://www.behindthename.com/name/stephen
- Scripture quotations: Acts 13:9, English Standard Version. Reference: Acts 6:5.
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