Carmen

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A female given name from Spanish in the nineteenth century.
  • A male given name from Italian.
  • town Oklahoma (state).
  • (unincorporated) community Idaho (state).

Origin

  • Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet. The male name is from Italian Carmine.

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