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Kamillo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kamillo

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The baby name Kamillo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-MEE-lo (IPA: /kaˈmiːlo/).

Kamillo is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: kah-MEE-lo (IPA: /kaˈmiːlo/)

What is the meaning of the name Kamillo ?

The baby name Kamillo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-MEE-lo (IPA: /kaˈmiːlo/).

Kamillo is Latin in Origin.

Kamillo is a modern K-spelling of Camillo, rooted in the Latin cognomen Camillus, likely of Etruscan origin. In classical usage, a camillus (and camilla) was a youthful attendant at religious rites, giving the name senses of “acolyte,” “temple servant,” or more broadly “helper.” The shift to K reflects Central/Eastern European orthography and contemporary stylistic preference.

Usage was reinforced in Catholic Europe by Saint Camillus de Lellis (1550–1614), patron of the sick and hospitals, which popularized Italian Camillo and Spanish/Portuguese Camilo. Variants and related forms include Camillus (Latin), Camille (French; historically masculine, now largely unisex), Camillo (Italian), Camilo (Iberian), and the Slavic/Polish Kamil; feminine counterparts are Camilla and Kamilla. Rarer spellings such as Kamilo and Kamillo occur in Balkan and German registers. Common nicknames include Cami, Milo, and Millo.

Kamillo is seldom given. We count 33 recorded uses of it across 11 countries.

Kamillo has the following similar or variant Names

Kamillo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HU Boys 0 #173 2 3,954
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
PL Boys 0 #336 5 6,459
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
BR Boys 0 #781 5 12,213
CO Boys 0 #977 5 15,656
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MA 0 #1,195 5 20,986
DZ 0 #1,229 6 20,130

Kamillo is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:

BR
CL
CO
DK
DZ

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People also ask about Kamillo

Kamillo is predominantly a boy's name.
Kamillo is a 3 syllable name, pronounced kah-MEE-lo (IPA: /kaˈmiːlo/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Camillus, Camillo, Camilo, Kamil, Kamill and Kamilo.
Yes, quite. Kamillo doesn't make it into any of the official birth-name charts we follow, the clearest sign of a genuinely rare name.