Kamil
Encyclopedia
Kamil is a Polish
, Czech
, and Slovak
given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish Camilo
and French Camille
, deriving from Camillus
, a Roman
family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin
, but may actually be of unknown Etruscan
origin. The female version is Kamila, equivalent to English Camilla
.
Kamil is also an Arabic name, more usually transliterated as Kamel
, which can be translated as "Perfect" or "the Perfect One". It is also a Turkish
name, with the female version of Kamile, which were common during Ottoman Empire and not as common in Turkey today.
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
, and Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
given name, equivalent to the Italian Camillo, Spanish Camilo
Camilo
Camilo as a forename may refer to:*Camilo José Cela, Spanish Nobel prize winner*Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary*Camilo Gómez, Colombian road cyclist*Camilo Henríquez, Chilean priest, author and politician*Camilo Romero, Mexican footballer...
and French Camille
Camille (given name)
Camille is the French form of a Latin name, Camillus, that may have meant an attendant at a religious ceremony. In French, it is pronounced , not as in English...
, deriving from Camillus
Camillus
In ancient Rome, a camillus was an acolyte in various rituals. If the camillus was a child of the cult's officiant , the child had to be free-born and under the age of puberty, and both parents had to be alive.Camillus was also a cognomen derived from the general term, most famously used by...
, a Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
family name, which is sometimes claimed to mean "attendant at a religious service" in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, but may actually be of unknown Etruscan
Etruscan language
The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization, in what is present-day Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna...
origin. The female version is Kamila, equivalent to English Camilla
Camilla
-People:* Camilla , including a list of people with the name* Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of Charles, Prince of Wales-Arts and literature:* Camilla , daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla in Roman mythology...
.
Kamil is also an Arabic name, more usually transliterated as Kamel
Kamel
Kamel is a given name meaning perfect or the perfect one. It may refer to:People with the given name Kamel:* Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari , Kuwaiti extrajudicial prisoner of the United States...
, which can be translated as "Perfect" or "the Perfect One". It is also a Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
name, with the female version of Kamile, which were common during Ottoman Empire and not as common in Turkey today.
Given name
- Krzysztof Kamil BaczyńskiKrzysztof Kamil BaczynskiKrzysztof Kamil Baczyński, was a Polish poet and Home Army soldier, one of the most renowned authors of the Generation of Columbuses, the young generation of Polish poets of whom many perished in the Warsaw Uprising.-Biography:...
, Polish poet - Kamil BednářKamil BednárKamil Bednář was a Czech poet, translator, prose writer, dramatist and publishing house editor.-Life:After 1931, he studied law, and then 6 years of philosophy in Charles University...
, Czech poet - Kamil ČontofalskýKamil ContofalskýKamil Čontofalský is a Slovak international football goalkeeper who plays for the Czech Gambrinus liga side SK Slavia Prague.-Club career:...
, Slovak footballer - Kamil Ahmet ÇörekçiKamil Ahmet ÇörekçiKamil Ahmet Çörekçi also known as Kamil Tevfik is a Turkish Cypriot professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Bucaspor in the Süper Lig. Born in London, Çörekçi attended Cateram High School and was a key member of the Redbridge District team Coached by Benn Goddard...
, Turkish footballer - Kamil al-Dajani, Palestinian leader of Palestine Arab PartyPalestine Arab PartyThe Palestinian Arab Party was a political party in Palestine established by the influential Husayni family in 1935. Jamal al-Husayni was the founder and chairman. Emil Ghoury was elected as General Secretary till the end of the British Mandate in 1947...
and member of Arab Higher CommitteeArab Higher CommitteeThe Arab Higher Committee was the central political organ of the Arab community of Mandate Palestine. It was established on 25 April 1936, on the initiative of Hajj Amin al-Husayni, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, and comprised the leaders of Palestinian Arab clans under the mufti's... - Kamil DamašekKamil DamašekKamil Damašek is a retired male decathlete from the Czech Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Dukla Prague he set his personal best score in the men's decathlon in 1996.-Achievements:-References:*...
, Czech decathlete - Kamil HornochKamil HornochKamil Hornoch is a Czech amateur astronomer who discovered dozens of novae in nearby galaxies. The main belt asteroid 14124 Kamil is named in his honour.-Astronomy:...
, Czech astronomer - Kamil Al-Khulai, Arab musician who performed at the Cairo Congress of Arab MusicCairo Congress of Arab MusicThe Congrès du Caire was a large international symposium and festival convened in Cairo from March 14 to April 3, 1932 by King Fuad I...
- Kamil KopúnekKamil KopúnekKamil Kopúnek is a Slovak football midfielder who plays for Bari and the Slovakia national football team.-FC Spartak Trnava:...
, Slovak footballer - Kamil KosowskiKamil KosowskiKamil Kosowski is a Polish footballer playing currently for GKS Bełchatów. He is an audacious winger / playmaker with good dribbling and a wide variety of passing.-Club career:...
, Polish footballer - Kamil KroftaKamil KroftaKamil Krofta was Czech historian and diplomat.-Life and career:Born and schooled in Plzeň, he studied philosophy in Prague starting in 1894, then from 1896 to 1899 in Vienna. From 1899 to 1901 he studied in the Vatican Archives. From 1901 he worked at the National Archives...
, Czech politician and historian - Cyprian Kamil Norwid, Polish poet
- Kamil ÖzerkKamil ÖzerkKamil Özerk is a Norwegian-Turkish Cypriot educator and professor of pedagogy at the University of Oslo.-External links:*...
, Norwegian-Turkish Cypriot educator and professor - Kâmil Pasha (1833–1913), Turkish Cypriot statesman and grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Kamil RustamKamil RustamKamil Rustam is a French guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter and producer whose musical career has made known as a prolific musician in many different styles....
, French musician - Kamil StochKamil StochKamil Stoch is a Polish ski jumper.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the team large hill at Turin in 2006. At the 2006 Ski-flying World Championships in Kulm, he finished ninth in the team event and 35th in the individual event. Stoch won Poland Championship...
, Polish ski jumper - Kamil ZemanIvan OlbrachtIvan Olbracht was a Czech writer, journalist and translator of German prose.The son of writer Antal Stašek, Olbracht studied law and philosophy in Prague and Berlin...
, Czech writer, journalist and translator of German prose - Kamil ZvelebilKamil ZvelebilKamil Václav Zvelebil was a distinguished Czech scholar in Indian literature and linguistics, notably Tamil, Sanskrit, Dravidian linguistics and literature and philology.- Biography :...
, Czech linguist specializing in South Asia
Surname
- Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Egyptian lawyer and nationalist leader
- Omer KamilOmer KamilOmer Kamil is the current Special Commissioner for Colombo, the appointed chief city administrator of the Colombo Municipal Council. A former Mayor of Colombo, he was the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Islam Republic of Iran. He was educated at Royal College Colombo.-References & External links:*...
, Sri Lankan politician
Fictional characters
- Kamil, the main protagonist of the 13th century Arabic novel, The Treatise of KamilTheologus AutodidactusAl-Risalah al-Kamiliyyah fil Siera al-Nabawiyyah , also known as Risālat Fād il ibn Nātiq , was the first theological novel, written by Ibn al-Nafis and later translated in the West as Theologus Autodidactus...
, also known as Theologus Autodidactus.
Books
- The Complete History, known in Arabic as the Tareekh Kamil, written by Ali ibn al-Athir in 1231