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

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

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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.
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I never really cared for my name growing up, specialy when people called me Carmencita or Carmela.

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