Carmel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Carmel \c(a)-rmel, car-mel\ is pronounced kar-MEL. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "garden, orchard". Of early Christian origin, referring the "Our Lady of Carmel", a title of the Virgin Mary. Biblical place name: Mount Carmel is in Israel, and is often referred to as a kind of paradise. The name is used mainly by Roman Catholics. The form Carmen is more common. Editor Carmel Snow.

Carmel has 30 variant forms: Carma, Carman, Carmania, Carmanya, Carmela, Carmeli, Carmelina, Carmelit, Carmelita, Carmella, Carmelle, Carmia, Carmie, Carmiela, Carmila, Carmilla, Carmina, Carmine, Carmit, Carmiya, Carmy, Karmel, Karmela, Karmelit, Karmen, Lina, Lita, Melina, Melita and Mina.

Baby names that sound like Carmel are Carmelia and Karmelle.

Carmel is a popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Carmel. Click here to compare Carmel with related baby names.