Comments for the name Carmel

Mt. Carmel was also the place in Israel where God showed his superiority over the Canaanite god Baal. God, at the request of Elijah the prophet, rained down fire that burnt up an altar laden with a water-soaked sacrifice. His demonstration turned the hearts of the people back to Himself.

My mum knew this woman with this name but she pronounced it as car-MEL.

I like this name. Makes me think of caramel.

Saying it's a biblical name isn't accurate, as it wasn't used by any character in the bible. Instead in should be categorized as Jewish.

It's still a biblical name; it's a name of a place in the Hebrew bible.

I'd take this name over the other "garden" names any day; it (to me) has this simple air of regality about it.

The original use of 'Carmel' is actually for boys. Even though now it is most associated with women (like the names Avery and Taylor etc.) this is very much a male name.

Carmel Myers was a silent film actress who was famous for playing vamp roles.

The three I've encountered, two Christian and one Jewish, all pronounce it car-MEL.