Carmen (meaning and origin)

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Carmen

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Meaning and origin
Carmen is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Garden`.

Where is it used?
The name Carmen is mainly used in Spanish and in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Carmo (In Portuguese)
Carmela (In Italian and in Spanish)
Carmina (In Italian)
Carmel (In English and in the bible)
Carmella (In English)

For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish: Carmelo (M)
In Italian: Carmine (M)

See also
In Spanish: Carmelita (F)

Extra information:
From Old English. Alternative meanings (Spanish) Garden (Latin) Song

What Carmen`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Carmen:
easy to say and spell, plus you can draw it!
The worst thing about the name:
sounds ugly, often called carman
If my name wasn`t Carmen....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Carmen:
Its simple
The worst thing about the name:
it has the word men
If my name wasn`t Carmen....:
it'd be salma
Extra information:
great name
The best thing about the name Carmen:
It a nice name
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t Carmen....:
it would be mary or maria
Extra information:
no
The best thing about the name Carmen:
it is simple to say
The worst thing about the name:
when ppl see your name they say carman
If my name wasn`t Carmen....:
it whould be korman
Extra information:
i love my name
The best thing about the name Carmen:
Strong, powerfull, yet sof and feminine
The worst thing about the name:
Way afrikaans ppl pronounce it...uuuurggg!
If my name wasn`t Carmen....:
...Genevieve.
Extra information:
Seen as though im not a Genevieve, my daughter will be

More `Carmen` links
Carmen as abbreviation
Actors named Carmen
Carmen in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Carmen

Carmen appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 275. In the last 128 years Carmen has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 1970 was a `top year` for the name Carmen. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #152. The last time Carmen appeared among the most common names was in 1890. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	275
2006	257
2005	267
2004	239
2003	254
2002	305
2001	267
2000	271
1999	276
1998	277
1997	284
1996	321
1995	271
1994	239
1993	254
1992	228
1991	229
1990	217
1980	183
1970	152
1960	167
1950	186
1940	211
1930	184
1920	237
1910	289
1900	354
1890	492
1880	---

See also the US top 1000 names 2007

Add comments on `Carmen`

Comments on Carmen

carmen
i love my name
Carmen
I never really cared for my name growing up, specialy when people called me Carmencita or Carmela.
Carmen
I never really cared for my name growing up, specialy when people called me Carmencita or Carmela.
Carmen
I never really cared for my name growing up, specialy when people called me Carmencita or Carmela.
carmen
it is a easy name to say to all the peaplple that cant say it
Carmen
I love my name, I was named after my grandmother and that is the reason of why I love it so much! It reminds me of her.
Carmen
Love my name.

Only for Carmens!