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Meaning & History
This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion". A known bearer of this given name is the American writer and film director Campion Murphy (b. 1962).In literature, Campion is the name of one of the Efafran rabbits in Richard Adams' 1972 novel Watership Down.