What does Carmen mean?

Carmen means "fruit garden, fruitful"

How do we pronounce Carmen?

Carmen \car-men, ca-rm-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Carmen used as a name boy name meaning, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced in English as KAARMahN or in Spanish as KAARMehN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Carmen: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Carmen?

Carmen has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in English, Romanian, and Spanish. Literally from the words karmel which means 'fruit garden, fruitful land' ; carmen which means 'song'. The name is derived from the Spanish title, Virgin Mary Our Lady of Mount Carmel name, which is from the place name of Mount Carmel in Israel. The '-l' in place name became '-n' in the first name, under influence from the Latin carmen ('song'), with which the name is often associated via folk etymology. In the 19th century, Georges Bizet's tragic romantic heroine in the highly popular French opera Carmen (1873-4), based on Prosper Mérimée's story Carmen (1845), contributed to the name's widespread use among English speakers. The Broadway musical Carmen Jones (1943), an update of Bizet's opera in an African-American setting, also fueled the name's popularity in the 20th century. Carmen is the feminine form of the Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish Carmelo pronounciation. The name Carmen is used to a great extent; it has 46 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise Carmain meaning and origin, Carmaine pronounciation, meaning of Carmana, short names for Carmanah, name Carmane, short names for Carmea, name Carmelia origin, name Carmelina origin, what does the name Carmelinda mean, name Carmelita, Carmene meaning, baby name Carmia, name Carmie meaning, Carmina meaning (also used in Italian and Spanish), Carminda meaning and origin, Carmine meaning and origin (also used in Italian), Carmita definition, baby name Carmona, baby name Carmya, Carmyna name variations, Carmyta name, what does the name Charmaine mean (also used in French), Karma name variations, Karmia meaning of name, baby name Karmina, what does the name Karmine mean, and nicknames for Karmita. Other English forms comprise the diminutives short names for Carma (also used in Hebrew) and Carmi name variations, and the spelling variants meaning of Carman, name Carmin, nicknames for Carmon, name Carmynn meaning, meaning of Karman, short names for Karmen (also used in Spanish), short names for Karmin, and Karmyn meaning of name. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Welsh what does the name Caniad mean, the Hebrew what does the name Canita mean, the Spanish Carmena pronounciation, the Spanish meaning of Carminia, the Spanish name Carmiña meaning, the Hebrew Mamen meaning and origin, and the Spanish Mina meaning and origin. The diminutives name Carmencita origin (Spanish) and name Menchu origin (Spanish) are other foreign forms. See also the related forms, the Spanish name Maria Carmen and the Spanish María del Carmen pronounciation. Carmen is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. The name increased in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only modest use. Its usage peaked in 1968 with 0.133% of baby girls being named Carmen. It had a ranking of #142 then. The baby name has experienced a drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #314 with a usage of 0.052%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. Carmen was thrice as popular as the 2nd most popular name, Karma definition, in 2010. Carmen has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century. There were 14 times more baby girls than boys who were named Carmen in 1981.

The following famous people share the name Carmen:

  • Actress Carmen Electra, born Tara Patrick 20 April 1972
  • Model Carmen Kass, born 14 September 1978, Tallinn, Estonia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Carmen:

the English baby name Carman, the English meaning of Carmin, the English name Carmon meaning, the English nicknames for Karman, the English and Spanish Karmen definition, the English Karmin definition, the English baby name Karmine, the English name Careen origin, the English and German baby name Caren, the English, Dutch, and German Carin meaning, the English, French, and German Carine meaning of name, the English name Carinn, the name nicknames for Carinne, the English Cariyn meaning of name, the English and Hebrew short names for Carma, the name what does the name Carmain mean, the English Carmaine definition, the name Carmane name, the name Carmell meaning, and the English name Carmelle.

The baby name Carmen fun facts:

The name Carmen in reverse order is "Nemrac".

The numerological value of the name Carmen is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Carmen?

Carmen is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.06%
20090.06%
20080.07%
20070.06%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames