Carmen (given name)

Carmen is a feminine given name in the Spanish language. It has two different origins, with its first root used as a nickname for Carmel, from Hebrew karmel ("God's vineyard"),[2] which is the name of a mountain range in northern Israel. The second origin is from Latin carmen, which means "song" and is also the root of the English word "charm".

Carmen
Our Lady of Mount Carmel sculpture from Beniaján, Spain.
Pronunciation/ˈkɑːrmən/[1]
GenderFemale
Name day16 July
Origin
Word/nameHebrew and Latin, respectively
MeaningSong, Truthful, Poetry
Region of originMostly Spanish-speaking countries, Portuguese, Romania, Moldova, Italy, Scandinavia, the Low Countries, English, French, and German
Other names
Nickname(s)Carmie
Related namesCarmella, Carmela, Carmelita, Carmelo, Carmel, Carmine, Carme, Carmina, Karmen, Karmin, Carman
The "vineyard of God" origin is from Hebrew karmel; the "song" origin is from Latin carmen (3rd decl subst). The two origins are unrelated.

The name of the Roman goddess Carmenta based on this root comes from the purely Latin origin, as is the fragment of archaic Latin known as "Carmen Saliare". The name is generally female in Spanish (Carmen), Portuguese (Carmo), Catalan (Carme), French and Romanian (Carmen).

Spanish name

As a Spanish given name, it is usually part of the devotional compound names María del Carmen, Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Our Lady of Carmen), or Virgen del Carmen (in English, Our Lady of Mount Carmel), stemming from the tradition of the vision of Mary, mother of Jesus on 16 July 1251 by Simon Stock, head of the Carmelite order.[3]

People

Fictional characters with the name Carmen

Fictional characters with the name Carmela

See also

References
  1. "Carmen". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J. M. A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 69. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. "Name Carmen at Onomast. Meaning and origin of the name Carmen". onomast.com. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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