Camden is a proper noun referring to a place name (as in Camden Town in London) or a surname. It is pronounced as two syllables with stress on the first: /ˈkæm.dən/ in American and most other dialects, though some British speakers may reduce the second syllable slightly. Used as a location or identifier, it carries familiar, urban-connoted associations and is common in place-name contexts as well as in personal or institution names.
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