Comments for the name Carmen

This is the name of one of the main (and my favorite) characters in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

The model Carmen Kass is a famous bearer of this name.

This is my mother's name, and I think it's very beautiful.

Carmen Miranda was the stage name of the late Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, a Brazilian singer/actress. Many people may also be familiar with the fictional criminal Carmen Sandiego.

I think this is a beautiful name. If I ever have a daughter I'm going to name her it.

Carmen was the main character in Bizet's opera of the same title.

Famous bearer is Carmen Electra, though her real name is Tara Patrick.

Very beautiful name. Uncommon, which is always a great thing to look for in a name.

The 'man' and 'car' ruins it.

It is 'men' actually. It has class, it is uncommon and is pretty none the less.

It can also mean "charm, incantation."

It's an okay name, but where I live, in Romania, it's overly used. I know at least 10 Carmens!

I've always loved Carmen, but why would someone name their son this?

I think Carmen is a beautiful name. My elder sister is called Carmen and I'm a little jealous, being stuck with a common name like Lauren an' all. :P

This name has really grown on me. It is very pretty and not heard of much. I know an 11 year old girl with this name and a 5 year old girl with this name. The 5 year old spells it Karmen though.

I love this name! Partly because of the opera and how much I love her character. More recently I have found other reasons to like this name even more. To me, Carmen seems like a girl with a very daring and sprightly personality. I also like Carmen because of it being derived from the word for song. That is lovely.

My mum's name is Carmen and I thought it was quite unusual but I like it better then Carmel.

My name is Carmen. When I was little, I hated the name bcause it wasn't "pretty", and have always wanted to change it. But now, I love it. It's unique and not a lot of people have it. My English teacher said my name reminded her of some opera. XD

Carmen is a Christian singer/songwriter that was popular in the 90's, though I'm not sure if he's still in the music business.

My name is Carmen, and in Spain it is very very common. I'm 38 but when I was a child I didn't like it, afterwards I liked it a lot but I don't like it much because here it is too common but when I am abroad it sounds very nice.

The meaning and the sound is pretty.

To me, Carmen is a strong, dramatic name, almost flamenco dancer-esque.

This name reminds me of someone who'd be sophisticated and snooty.

Carmen's not actually a bad name for a guy. My mom knows a guy named Carmen, I don't know whether it's Carmen or Carmine though.

In Spain Carmen is the commonest female name of all. Any Spaniard knows at least 10 Carmens, and more than one in their family. It is not that it is an ugly name but so overused that it sounds like an empty word.

Slovene form is Karmen.

A famous bearer is Carmen Morejón, singer of the band United Flavour.

This is the name of the title character in the stage musical "Carmen Jones". It was an updating of the Bizet opera "Carmen", with an African-American theme. It was first produced on Broadway in 1943. In the 1954 film adaptation, the main character was portrayed by Dorothy Dandridge. Dandridge was the first African-American actress nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, though she didn't win.

A famous bearer is actress Carmen Zapata (born July 15, 1927). She has appeared in a variety of films and television series, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for live theater.

I can't quite get over the memory of a trashy Finnish beauty pageant contestant with this name who became famous for no particular reason. She was also quite a cold person, and later on she wound up working for a trashy magazine. That's why this name just still doesn't sound nice to me, but someone might change my views, who knows.

Such a pretty sounding name, in my opinion.

Carmen Sandiago, the bad guy in the computer game Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago.

A nickname can also be "Carrie."

Carmen Lopez is a character in the show George Lopez, portrayed by Masiela Lusha.

I love this name. It's very sexy. It makes me think of Carmen Electra, or Carmen Lopez (Masiela Lusha).

I know it's a Spanish name, but I still don't like the word men in it.

I've heard this on a guy too. Too bad always makes me think of Carmen Sandiego though.

A trendy name, but with actual history. Feminine but not frilly.

I remember finding this name masculine when I was younger and the movie 'Spy Kids' came out. I was confused because the daughter was named Carmen and the son was named Juni and I thought their names should have been switched. Now I find it feminine.

Also Italian. [noted -ed]

I love this name, always have and when I found out it meant 'song' or 'a beautiful song' I loved it even more as I am a singer myself. :P
All my life I have been Carmensita, even though I'm not Spanish, I'm from Australia. I don't think my parents could have chosen a better name for me, suits me to a T hehe.

I used to hate this name, but after learning of its meaning ('a songstress' is just gorgeous), I don't hate it so much anymore.

Carmen Dragon (a man) was an American conductor.

In "Spy Kids" Alexa Vega's character Carmen's full name is: Carmen Elizabeth Juanita Costa Brava Cortez. It's so fun to say haha.

Great name!

Carmen Carrera, a drag queen that starred in the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

"Carmen" is also the name of a song in Lana del Rey's album "Born to Die", written by her and Justin Parker.

I think this name is very pretty and it ages well. It reminds me of caramel which reminds me of something sweet so it's not a bad association for me. I love the song Carmen by Lana Del Rey on her ‘Born to Die’ album which just makes me like the name even more. But, I can only imagine this name on a Latin woman or a woman who has golden skin.

Mount Carmel is mentioned in the Bible. Maybe derived from that.

Also used in Portuguese. The traditional spelling is Carmem, but plenty of people use Carmen as well.

My name is Carmyn spelled with a Y instead of an E. I don't see that a lot. When I was little I didn't like my name but I cannot recall any particular reason why I didn't like it. Now I love my name. And I absolutely love that it's spelled with a Y. My birth certificate shows my name with an E but it's a Y on my social security card... my parents said it was supposed to be with a Y. I go with the Y spelling now, although I used to write it with an E. One thing I noticed is that people, while never mispronouncing Carmen, mispronounce Carmyn all the time. I get Camryn a lot. They say that for some reason the Y throws them off. It does not bother me at all when people call me Camryn and nine times out of ten I don't bother to correct them. Although most of the time this is because I've already tried to correct them and they continue calling me Camryn. A lot of the times I won't bother to correct people in the first place simply because I don't care. And they really seem to genuinely struggle to say it the right way, which amuses me. So I think Carmyn is a lovely name and I'm glad to have it but in my experience spelling it with a Y causes pronunciation issues. I'm just not the type of person who cares if my name isn't said right all the time and honestly I get it. Carmyn... it looks a whole lot like Camryn.

In Italy Carmen is a name that is no longer in use. All the Carmens that I knew now are grandmothers!