Estes did reveal the meaning of the new car's name, saying it was "lithe" and "graceful" and that "it suggests the comradeship of good friends." After that, things went off the rails. He had five good looking girls each holding a letter file onto stage. Estes himself had the sixth letter, and when put in order they spelled "Camaro." Now, we're not so sure about the last part of this story, but the Camaro name was definitely revealed that day. But what does it actually mean? Camaro was reportedly one of 2,000 options and was said to mean "Friend, pal or comrade" in an archaic French-English dictionary. OK, that could be it as the name kind of does sound French...we think.