That is likely a fortunate coincidence, Turpin. For many years, Scottish scholars and particularly Clan Campbell itself had claimed that it's name came from the Latin (via Norman-French) de Campo Bello. But, alas, this is simply not true. The words cam meaning crooked and beul meaning mouth are still used today in Gaelic. (Cameron means crooked nose!) Most modern-day Scottish name scholars believe this story was made up because of two reasons: 1) an unpleasant etymology! 2) They preferred at the time to be associated with "noble" Normans rather than "barbaric" Highlanders.
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