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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".
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