Names like Cameron
Cameron is a three-syllable Scottish name that ends in -on. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Cameron.
Harrison English · "son of Harry," which made it "son of Henry" at one remove; a surname carried by two US presidents, it joined the first-name ranks in the 1980s and kept the vintage warmth of Harry inside a suit-and-tie surname
Hamilton Scottish · Scottish place name and surname meaning 'flat-topped hill'
Emerson English · son of Emery
Carleton Old English · an English surname and place name, from Old English ceorl, freeman, peasant, and tun, settlement, Scandinavianized in the Danelaw
The same roots
Also Scottish names, from the tradition Cameron comes from.
Carson Scottish · Scottish surname of uncertain meaning
Henderson Scottish · Scottish surname meaning 'son of Henry'
Gordon Scottish · from a Scottish place name and clan surname, traditionally 'spacious fort'
Houston Scottish · surname/place name meaning 'Hugh's town'
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Cameron, on a similar curve.
Collin Scottish · variant of Colin, pet form of Nicholas
Davion African American · modern coinage, elaboration of David
Damion Greek · variant of Damian, from Greek 'daman', meaning 'to tame'
Savion African American · modern coinage, notably borne by dancer Savion Glover
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