What Camilo means
Camilo is a boy name of Latin origin meaning "temple attendant". It comes from Latin Camillus, a Roman cognomen probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning; camillus also meant a youth serving at religious rites. It is pronounced kah-MEE-lo.
Meaning uncertain; the attendant sense may be unrelated. San Camilo de Lelis, patron of nurses and the sick, July 14. Camilo Sesto and Camilo Echeverry keep it current.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or disputed. The reading above is the best-supported one; popular baby-name sites often give a more romantic gloss that the dictionaries do not confirm.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
