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Meaning & Origins
(Spanish) form of Carmel, altered by folk etymology to the form of the Latin word carmen ‘song’. It is now sometimes found as a given name in the English-speaking world, in spite of, or perhaps because of, its association with the tragic romantic heroine of Bizet's opera Carmen (1875), based on a short story by Prosper Mérimée.
| 209th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Spanish (Peña), Catalan, Portuguese, and Galician: topographic name for someone who lived near a crag or cliff, Spanish peña, Catalan, Galician, and Portuguese pena, a common element of place names.
| 296th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Carmine, Carman, Carmon, Carmena, Carmina, Carmencita, Carmenza, Carmin, Carmona, Carmencata
Pina, Penaloza, Penate, Puma, Penaranda, Penaflor, Penalosa, Poma, Penafiel, Penalver
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