Camilla
kah-MIL-ah
Latin
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Young ceremonial attendant
- Origin
- Latin
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Camilla does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Young ceremonial attendant", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Camilla.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1910s (0.011% of births), currently rising
- Spiritual meaning
- Camilla represents devoted service — the beautiful calling of attending to sacred things with reverence and joy.
- Verses on this meaning
- 1 Samuel 1:28
"Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD."
- 1 Samuel 1:28