The name Camilla, originates from Latin meaning attendant. It derives originally from a term designating attendants in Roman religious ceremonies. In the nineteenth century it gained its greatest fame as a result of the novel and play by Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias, which served as the basis for Verdi's opera La Traviata and, still later, for one of Greta Garbo's memorable film roles, in Camille (1936). It is a pet name and not the given name of the heroine, and the Latin root has no relation to the flower that is her symbol. The flower Camellia, was named for Georg Josef Kamel, who first described it in the eighteenth century. Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Roman mythology can be considered as two parts. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexandre Dumas, fils (July 27, 1824 – November 27, 1895) was the son of Alexandre Dumas, père, who followed in his fathers footsteps becoming a celebrated author and playwright. ... The Lady of the Camellias (French: La Dame aux Camélias) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils, first published in 1848. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) is to date the most influential composer of the Italian School of Opera. ... La traviata, an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, takes as its basis the novel La dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils, published in 1848. ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-American actress. ... Camille is the name of several films based on the 1852 novel and play La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils. ... Species About 100–250, including: Camellia assimilis Camellia brevistyla Camellia caudata Camellia chekiangoleosa Camellia chrysantha – Golden Camellia Camellia connata Camellia crapnelliana Camellia cuspidata Camellia euryoides Camellia forrestii Camellia fraterna Camellia furfuracea Camellia granthamiana Camellia grijsii Camellia honkongensis Camellia irrawadiensis Camellia japonica – Japanese Camellia Camellia kissii Camellia lutchuensis Camellia miyagii Camellia... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Variations of the name include: Camella, Camila, Camilah, Camile, Camille, Kamila, Kamilah, Kamilla, and Kamille.

People and things named Camilla include:

• Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
• Camilla, the Muppet.
• Camilla the Roman mythological figure who was the daughter of King Metabus of the Volsci, and character in Virgil's Aeneid.
• 107 Camilla, the asteroid.
• Camilla, the 1994 movie.
• Camilla, a city in U.S. state of Georgia.
• Carmilla is a vampire novella written by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu and published in 1872. It is believed to have influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula

The names Carmilla and Camilla are common in vampire fiction and are used in many works that feature undead. See Carmilla, BloodNet, Castlevania. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall The Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Parker Bowles, née Shand) is a member of the British Royal Family. ... Marriage is a relationship that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ... The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Camilla is the female chicken that is Gonzos love interest on The Muppet Show. ... John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters created by Jim Henson and the company he created. ... In Roman folklore, Queen Camilla of the Volsci was the daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla. ... Note: Daughters is also a band. ... In Roman mythology, King Metabus of the Volsci was the father of Camilla. ... The Volsci were an ancient Italic people, well known in the history of the first century of the Roman Republic. ... A sculpture of Virgil, probably from the 1st century AD. Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BC–19 BC), known in English as Virgil or Vergil, is a Latin poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that... The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE) that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans. ... 107 Camilla is one of the largest main belt asteroids. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Camilla is a city located in Mitchell County, Georgia. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Carmilla is a novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula; U.S. postage stamp Count Dracula is a fictional character, unarguably the most famous vampire in literature. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Undead is a collective name for all types of supernatural entities who were once alive in the normal sense, died, and then continued to exist in the world of the living, in forms spiritual (as ghosts) or corporeal (as animated corpses). ... Carmilla is a novella by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. ... Castlevania (キャッスルヴァニア) is a video game series, created and developed by Konami. ...