The "vineyard of God" origin is from Hebrew karmel; the "song" origin is from Latin carmen (3rd decl subst). The two origins are unrelated.
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
Hebrewkarmel meaning "vineyard of God",[2] which is the name of a mountain range in the
Middle East. The second origin is from
Latincarmen, which means "song" and is also the root of the English word "charm".
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).[citation needed]
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
Carmen Alguindingue, Venezuelan professor and activist, appointed as ambassador to Andorra
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The "vineyard of God" origin is from Hebrew karmel; the "song" origin is from Latin carmen (3rd decl subst). The two origins are unrelated.
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
Hebrewkarmel meaning "vineyard of God",[2] which is the name of a mountain range in the
Middle East. The second origin is from
Latincarmen, which means "song" and is also the root of the English word "charm".
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).[citation needed]
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
Carmen Alguindingue, Venezuelan professor and activist, appointed as ambassador to Andorra
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.