Camilla (given name)

The most notable bearer of this name in Roman history is Marcus Furius Camillus (c. 446 – 365 BC), who according to Livy and Plutarch, triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of "Second Founder of Rome".

In the Aeneid, Camilla was the name of a queen of the Volsci who was given as a servant to the goddess Diana and raised as a "warrior virgin" of the Amazon type.

In the English-speaking world, the name was popularized by Fanny Burney's novel Camilla of 1796.

Both Kamila and Kamilla have roots in Latin, Slavic, Arabic, and South Asian languages and today remain popular in Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and Italy.

[5] [6] Camila was among the five most popular names for Hispanic newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023.