Camargo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Camargo

What is the meaning of the name Camargo ?

The baby name Camargo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'english': '/kəˈmɑrɡoʊ/', 'spanish': '/kaˈmaɾɣo/'}.

Camargo is Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Camargo is a Spanish and Portuguese toponymic surname turned given name, taken from the municipality of Camargo in Cantabria, northern Spain. The place-name is pre-Roman, probably Celtic, with debated sense; scholars link it to roots for a bend or curved terrain by a river. As a given name, it carries the meaning “from Camargo” or “one who comes from Camargo.”

Used as a hereditary surname since the Middle Ages, Camargo spread with Iberian expansion across Portugal and the Americas and is well established in Mexico and Brazil. As a first or middle name it remains rare but has grown in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking communities and among the diaspora, following the fashion for surname names. Variants and related forms include de Camargo, do Camargo (Portuguese), di Camargo (Italianized or stage use), and Camargos (a Brazilian plural/toponymic surname).