< /ˈkɒl ən, ˈkoʊ lən/or Colin,died 1729, Scottish architect and author.
noun
- Sir Colin, Baron Clyde. 1792–1863, British field marshal who relieved Lucknow for the second time (1857) and commanded in Oudh, suppressing the Indian Mutiny
- Donald. 1921–67, English water speed record-holder
- Sir Malcolm, father of Donald Campbell. 1885–1948, English racing driver and land speed record-holder
- Mrs Patrick, original name Beatrice Stella Tanner. 1865–1940, English actress
- Roy. 1901–57, South African poet. His poetry is often satirical and includes The Flaming Terrapin (1924)
- Thomas. 1777–1844, Scottish poet and critic, noted particularly for his war poems Hohenlinden and Ye Mariners of England
family name, from Gaelic caimbeul “wry or crooked mouth,” from cam “crooked, deformed, one-eyed, cross-eyed.” Also in surname Cameron, from Gaelic camshron “wry or hooked nose” (in the Highland clan; the Lowland name is for a locality in Fife). The Campbell Soup Company was started in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell; Warhol began painting their cans in 1962.