Camarillo
/ˌkæməˈriːoʊ/noun
A city in Ventura County, California, and a Spanish surname.
Did you know?As a proper name, Camarillo is historically connected to Spanish naming traditions from place-based surnames, not an occult or secret-root word.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Latin
Latin
camera
“a chamber or room”
Old Spanish
Old Spanish
cámara
“a chamber, room, or vaulted space”
Spanish
Spanish
Camarillo
“a surname and later a place name, likely formed as a diminutive or place-based family name”
19th Century
English
Camarillo
“used as a California place name and family name”
Modern English
English
Camarillo
“the name of a city in California and a surname”
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