Carmen
Origin of the name Carmen:
Spanish cognate of Carmel (vineyard, orchard). Var: Carman, Carmon.
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Carmen honors the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Nuestra Señora del Carmen) whose feast day is July 16th.
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Carmela, Carmelita
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Can come from Hebrew "karmel", meaning "garden", or Latin "carmen", meaning "song".
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Carmen Miranda, samba singer and actress from the 1940s and 1950s.
Carmen Electra, actress.- Carmen in song, story & screen: | Edit
"Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?"
Carmen, operetta by Georges Bizet, based on an 1846 novella by Prosper Merimee.
"Carmen Jones", Oscar Hammerstein musical and film, which updates Bizet's opera in an African-American setting
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Global Popularity of the Name Carmen
- #16 in Spain
- #183 in Scotland
- #209 in Norway
- #262 in United States
- #288 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #391 in Canada (Alberta)
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