Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Gillecamban 1254 Cl

• Gilkanban, Gilkamban 1285 For 1300 Misc 1323 Cl 1359 Ipm

• Gilcamban 1295 Rental 1323 Ipm 1363 GDR

• Gilcambon 1601 Survey

• Kilkamban 1363 Cl

• Gilcamon 1454 Pat 1487 Ipm

• Gilcammyn 1513 LP

• Gyllcowman 1560 PR

• Gylcawman 1603 ib

• Gilcawman Noike 1602 PR

Etymology

In the parish was Gilcawman Noike 1602 PR.

'Cambán 's ravine,' v. gil and ScandCelts 24. Cambán is an OIrish  personal name, a diminutive of cambo -, 'crooked' (cf. Welsh and Irish cam ), found in other Gaelic personal names. The name occurs as a by-name at an early date in Iceland, probably as a result of adoption by previous Norse settlers in Ireland. Its appearance in Cumberland is presumably due to the same cause. For the order of the elements, v. Introduction.