Carmen
Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera 'Carmen' (1875).
 | CARMEL female English, Jewish From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel. כַּרְמֶל (Karmel) (meaning "garden" in Hebrew) is a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the site of several early Christian monasteries. As an English given name, it has mainly been used by Catholics. | |||||||||||||||||||
| EQUIVALENTS |
| CATALAN: Carme |
| CROATIAN: Karmela, Karmen |
| ENGLISH: Carmel, Carmella, Carmen |
| GALICIAN: Carme |
| ITALIAN: Carmela, Carmen, Carmina |
| JEWISH: Carmel |
| ROMANIAN: Carmen |
| SLOVENE: Karmen |
| SPANISH: Carmela, Carmen, Carmina |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| SPANISH: Carmelita |
| MASCULINE FORMS |
| ITALIAN: Carmelo, Carmine |
| PORTUGUESE: Carmo |
| SPANISH: Carmelo |