Italian · Boy name
Carmelo
“garden”
About the name Carmelo
Carmelo is the Italian and Spanish form of Carmel, from the Hebrew word karmel, meaning ‘garden’ or ‘orchard’. The name refers to Mount Carmel in northern Israel, where the prophet Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and where the Carmelite religious order was founded in the twelfth century. Devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, whose feast is on the sixteenth of July, spread the name in southern Italy, Spain and Latin America. Carmelo Anthony is a well-known professional basketball player who played for the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks.
- Meaning
- garden
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- kar-MEL-o(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Carmelito
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Middle names for Carmelo
- Carmelo Antonio
- Carmelo Giovanni
- Carmelo Francesco
- Carmelo Matteo
- Carmelo Luca
Questions about Carmelo
- What does Carmelo mean?
- Carmelo is an Italian name meaning "garden".
- How do you pronounce Carmelo?
- Carmelo is pronounced kar-MEL-o, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Carmelo?
- Variants of Carmelo include Carmelito.
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