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  2. Camille (given name) - Wikipedia

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    In Dumas' novel, Camille is not the given name of the heroine; this name was applied to her in derived works in the English-speaking world, presumably because of the similarity in sound to the floral name Camellia (which was coined by Linnaeus (1753) after the name of the Czech Jesuit missionary Georg Joseph Kamel).

  3. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    In French, it means "beginning." The English meaning of the word exists only when in the plural form: [faire] ses débuts [sur scène] (to make one's débuts on the stage). The English meaning and usage also extends to sports to denote a player who is making their first appearance for a team or at an event. décolletage a low-cut neckline ...

  4. Camilla (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Queen Camilla is the Queen consort of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms and as the wife of King Charles III.. Camilla or Camila is a feminine given name. It originates as the feminine of camillus, a term for a youth serving as acolyte in the ritual of ancient Roman religion, which may be of Etruscan origin. [1]

  5. The Lady of the Camellias - Wikipedia

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    The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux Camélias), sometimes called Camille in English, is a novel by Alexandre Dumas fils.First published in 1848 and subsequently adapted by Dumas for the stage, the play premiered at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris, France, on February 2, 1852.

  6. List of English words of French origin - Wikipedia

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    English words of French origin should be distinguished from French words and expressions in English. Although French is mostly derived from Latin, important other word sources are Gaulish and some Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since English is of Germanic origin, words that have entered English from French borrowings of Germanic ...

  7. Michelle (name) - Wikipedia

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    The usual French feminine form of the name was Micheline. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century. The name Michelle was rare until the 20th century. It became a popular name in France and later throughout the Anglosphere after 1930, popularized by French-born film actress Michèle Morgan , who was born Simone Roussel.

  8. Camil - Wikipedia

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    Camil is a male given name with Arabic, Romanian and French origins. In French it's a variation of Camille. The source of the name is the Latin Camillus. In Arabic, it means perfect, accomplished or complete. Camil in arabic can also be spelled Kamil, Kamel, Camel, Kamal or Camal. People named Camil: Camil Baltazar (1902–1977)

  9. Kamil - Wikipedia

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    Kamil (Polish:) is a Polish, Czech, and Slovak given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish/Portuguese Camilo and French Camille. It is derived from Camillus , [ 1 ] a Roman family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin , but may actually be of unknown Etruscan origin.