Brief Life History of Nicholas
Nicholas Campbell was born about 1622, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Helen Thomas on 10 June 1647. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters.
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- Nicoll Campbell in entry for Janet Campbell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Nicoll Campbell in entry for Helene Campbell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Nicoll Campbell in entry for Patrik Campbell, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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