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Camber
Camber (Kamber),according to legend one of the sons of Brutus (see Brut ), the legendary first king of Britain. Camber is supposed to have given his name to Cambria (Wales), but this is in fact a Latinized derivative of Cymry (Welshmen). see Geoffrey of Monmouth 's History, ii. 1.
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