Given name & surname
Cambre
“resembling the jewe!”·“a woman of Wales”
Cambre is a variant of Camber. In American use, Camber carries the interpretation “resembling the jewe!.” Cambre is a variant of Cambria. One Latin interpretation is “a woman of Wales.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cambre is a variant of Camber. In American use, Camber carries the interpretation “resembling the jewe!.” Cambre is a variant of Cambria. One Latin interpretation is “a woman of Wales.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cambre is a variant of Cambria. An origin associated with Cambria is Latin. Cambre connects to the Amber name family through Camber. An origin associated with Amber is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Cambre connects to the Amber name family through Camber. The history of Amber gives this family its wider story. Amber began appearing as a given name toward the end of the nineteenth century. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel Forever Amber later helped bring it wider attention.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Cambre through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 126
- 0 boys · 126 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 173 as a first name in 2020; 1,096 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cambre’s family of names
Cambre has a related form in Cambria. Cambre has a related form in Camber.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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