Carmen name - Meaning of Carmen
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- KAHR-men (Spanish) , KAHR-mən (English)
- Carmen Meaning
- 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). Carmen is a Spanish form of Carmel, influenced by carmen, a Latin word for song. Carmel originates in Hebrew language and means "garden of God". In the Bible, Carmel was a mountain range in Israel, as well as an ancient town in Judea. As a feminine given name it was probably derived from the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel. Carmen is the name of the famous opera by George Bizet.
Carmen Related Names
Variants: Carmela, Carmina (Spanish), Carmina (Italian), Karmen
Diminutive: Carmelita (Spanish)
Masculine Form: Carmine (Italian)
Other Languages: Carmel (Biblical), Carmel (Biblical Latin), Carme (Catalan), Karmela, Karmen (Croatian), Carme (Galician), Karmen (Slovene)
Carmen Celebrities
Carmen Mercedes McRae - Jazz singer, Carmen Ejogo - actress, Carmen Serano - actress, Carmen Electra - actress,
