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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Hebrew: Garden or field of fruit
  2. Hebrew: Garden
  3. Italian: Song

First name variations: Carmela, Carmelina, Canneline, Carmelita, Cannella, Carma, Carmia, Carmelina, Carmeline, Carmelita, Carmella, Carmelle, Carmia, Carmiel, Carmina, Carmine, Carmita, Karmel, Karmela, Karmelita, Karmelle, Kamelit, Karmen, Lina, Lita, Melina, Mell, Melli, Mellie, Melly, Carmel, Karmin, Karmine, Karmel, Carmi, Carman, Carmin, Carmino, Karman, Karmen, Carmine

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Spanish: from the Marian epithet (María del) Carmen ‘Our Lady of Carmel’, a reference to Mount Carmel (meaning ‘garden’ or ‘orchard’) in the Holy Land, which was populated from early Christian times by hermits.
  2. Spanish: habitational name from any of various places in Spain named El Carmen, for example in the province of Cuenca.
  3. English: variant spelling of Carman.

This name appears in the following lists: Before They Were Famous - Name Changers, Fruits