a creek, crooked; _e.g._ Rivers Cam, Camon, Camil, Cambad, Camlin, Cambeck (crooked stream); Kembach, a parish in Fife, so called from the R. Kem or Kame; Cambusmore (the great creek in Sutherland); Cambuscarrig, in Ross, near which a Danish prince (Careg) was buried; Cambuskenneth (the creek of Kenneth, one of the kings of Scotland); Camelon (on the bend of the water), near Falkirk; Cambuslang (the church or enclosure, _lann_, on the bending water), in Lanark; Cambus, in Clackmannan; Cambusnethan (on the bend of the R. Nethan); Campsie, anc. _Kamsi_ (the curved water); but Camus, a town in Forfarshire, is not from this root, but in memory of a Danish general who was slain in battle near the place; Camlyn (the crooked pool), in Anglesea; Cambray or Cambrai, in France, anc. _Camaracum_ (on a bend of the Scheldt); Chambery, in Savoy, anc. _Camberiacum_, with the same meaning; Morecambe Bay (the bend of the sea). [Sidenote: CAMPUS (Lat.), CAMPO (It., Span., and Port.), CHAMP (Fr.), KAMPF (Ger.),] a field or plain; _e.g._ Campania, Campagna, Champagne (the plain or level land); Féchamp, Lat. _Campus-fiscii_ (the field of tribute); Chamouni, Lat. _Campus-munitus_ (the fortified field); Kempen (at the field); Kempten, Lat. _Campodunum_ (the field of the fortress); Campvere (the ferry leading to Campen), in Holland; Campo-bello, Campo-chiaro, Campo-hermoso (beautiful or fair field); Campo-felici (happy or fortunate field); Campo-frio (cold field); Campo-freddo (cold field); Campo-largo (broad field); Campillo (little field); the Campos (vast plains), in Brazil; Capua, supposed to be synonymous with Campus. [Sidenote: CANNA (Lat. and Grk.),] a reed; _e.g._ Cannæ, in Italy; Cannes, in the south of France; Canneto and Canosa (the reedy place), in Italy. [Sidenote: CAOL (Gadhelic), CAEL,] a sound or strait; _e.g._ Caol-Isla, Caol-Muileach (the Straits of Isla and Mull); the Kyles or _Straits_ of Bute; Eddarachylis (between the straits), in Sutherlandshire. As an adjective, this word means narrow; _e.g._ Glenkeel (narrow glen); Darykeel (narrow oak grove). [Sidenote: CAPEL (Cel.), KAPELLE (Ger.),] a chapel, derived from the Low Lat. _capella_; _e.g._ How-capel (the chapel in the hollow), in Hereford; Capel-Ddewi (St. David’s chapel); Capel St. Mary and Maria-Kappel (St. Mary’s chapel); Capel-Garmon (St. Germano’s chapel); Chapelle-au-bois (the chapel in the wood); Capelle-op-den-Yssel (the chapel on the R. Yessel), in Holland; Kreuzcappel (the chapel with the cross). [Sidenote: CAPER (Lat.), CHÈVRE (Fr.), CAPRA, CABRA (Span., Port., and It.), GABHAR, and GOBHAR (Gadhelic), GAFR, or GAVAR (Cym.-Cel.),]