Spanish · Girl name
Carmen
“garden, orchard”
About the name Carmen
Carmen is the Spanish form of Carmel, taken from Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a title of the Virgin Mary. Mount Carmel in Israel takes its name from the Hebrew karmel, meaning garden or orchard, and it is the place where the Carmelite order of friars began. The name has been influenced by the Latin carmen, meaning song or poem. In the arts it is closely tied to Carmen, the fiery heroine of Georges Bizet’s opera, which was based on a novella by Prosper Mérimée and is set in Seville. Short forms include Carmencita, Mamen and Menchu.
- Meaning
- garden, orchard
- Origin
- Spanish
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- KAR-men(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Carmel
- Carmela
- Carmina
- Carmelita
If you like Carmen
Middle names for Carmen
- Carmen Maria
- Carmen Rose
- Carmen Isabel
- Carmen Grace
- Carmen Sofia
Questions about Carmen
- What does Carmen mean?
- Carmen is a Spanish name meaning "garden, orchard".
- How do you pronounce Carmen?
- Carmen is pronounced KAR-men, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Carmen?
- Variants of Carmen include Carmel, Carmela, Carmina, Carmelita.
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