Carme is a feminine given name of two separate origins. The first is a Galician and Catalan form of Hebrew karmel, "garden". The second is from Greek Karmē, whose name means "she who cuts the grain", from keirein, "to cut".
Pronunciation | EN: kär'mē; CAT: kär'mā; GAL: kär'mē. |
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Gender | female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew and Greek, respectively |
Meaning | "garden" and "harvester" |
Region of origin | Spain, English-speaking countries |
Other names | |
Related names | Carmelita, Carmelito, Carmelina, Carmelino, Carmella, Carmela, Carmelo, Carmel, Carmen, Carmina, Carmine, Carmo |
The "garden" origin is from Hebrew karmel; the "harvester" origin is from Greek Karmē; the two origins are unrelated |
People
edit- Carme Figueras, a Catalan politician
- Carme Laura Gil, a Catalan professor
- Carme Pinós, a Catalan architect
- Carme Riera, a Catalan professor
- Carme Ruscalleda, a Catalan chef
Other
edit- Carme (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology.