Camilla

The name Camilla, originates from Latin meaning attendant. It derives originally from a term designating attendants in Roman religious ceremonies. In the nineteenth century it gained its greatest fame as a result of the novel and play by Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias, which served as the basis for Verdi's opera La Traviata and, still later, for one of Greta Garbo's memorable film roles, in Camille (1936). It is a pet name and not the given name of the heroine, and the Latin root has no relation to the flower that is her symbol. The flower Camellia, was named for Georg Josef Kamel, who first described it in the eighteenth century.

Related Topics:
Latin - Roman - Nineteenth century - Dumas - The Lady of the Camellias - Verdi - La Traviata - Greta Garbo - Camille (1936) - Camellia - Georg Josef Kamel - Eighteenth century

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Variations of the name include: Camella, Camila, Camilah, Camile, Camille, Kamila, Kamilah, Kamilla, and Kamille.

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People and things named Camilla include:

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• Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
• Camilla, the Muppet.
• Camilla the Roman mythological figure who was the daughter of King Metabus of the Volsci, and charachter in Virgil's Aeneid.
• 107 Camilla, the asteroid.
• Camilla, the 1994 movie.
• Camilla, a city in U.S. state of Georgia.