Camden

Etymology

From Old English campas (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæmdən/

Proper noun

Camden

1. A district in inner north-west London, and a London Borough within Greater London, comprising Camden Town, Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras.
2. A place name in various other locales, including:
   1. A city in Alabama, USA, and county seat of Wilcox County.
   2. A city in Arkansas, USA, and the county seat of Ouachita County.
   3. A town in Jackson Township, Carroll County, Indiana, USA.
   4. A city in New Jersey, USA, and the county seat of Camden County.
   5. An unincorporated community and CDP in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Camden County.
   6. A city in South Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Kershaw County.
   7. A city in Tennessee, USA, and the county seat of Benton County.
3. A habitational surname​.
4. A male given name, modern transferred use of the surname.