Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Carmen

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CARMEN

GENDER: Feminine

USAGE: Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian

PRONOUNCED: KAHR-men (Spanish), KAHR-mən (English) [key]

Meaning & History

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).

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VARIANTS: Carmela, Carmina (Spanish), Carmina (Italian)

DIMINUTIVE: Carmelita (Spanish)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Carmel (Biblical), Carmel (Biblical Latin), Carme (Catalan), Karmela, Karmen (Croatian), Carme (Galician), Karmen (Slovene)

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