Camille

Camille is a French name derived from the Latin Camillus, an Etruscan-origin word referring to a freeborn child who served as a ritual assistant in Roman religious ceremonies. The name gained widespread use partly through the legendary Roman general Marcus Furius Camillus and later through Alexandre Dumas fils's 1848 novel La Dame aux Camélias, whose tragic heroine made the name romantically prominent across Europe. It functions as both a masculine and feminine name in French tradition, though it has become predominantly feminine in modern usage. Related forms include Camilla, Camilo, and the Latinate Camillus.