Details for the forename Carmela

SEARCH FOR A PERSONAL NAME

Carmela (female)


Variants:	Carmel (F) Carmo (F)
Pet Name(s):	Carmelita (F) Carmencita (F) Menchu (F)
Derivative(s):	Carmen (F)
Masculine form:	Carmelo (M) Carmine (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	1. Spanish and southern Italian; for derivation see Carmel. 2. Jewish, directly derived from the place-name Carmel from the Hebrew for "garden" or "orchard". Carmel is a mountain near the city of Haifa.