Details for the forename Carmen

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Carmen (female)


Pet Name(s):	Carmencita (F) Menchu (F)
Derivative(s):	Maica (F)
Derivative of:	Carmel (F) Carmela (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Spanish, derived from Carmel/Carmela which refers to the Hebrew "garden" or "orchard" in one of the titles of the Virgin Mary: "Our Lady of Carmel". Carmel is a mountain near the city of Haifa. The respelling is believed to be related to the Latin carmen "song".