Carmen

Meaning

1. (feminine) a female given name transferred from the place name, traditionally popular in Spain
2. (feminine) the letter C in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Hyphenated as

Car‧men

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaɾmen/

Etymology

Shortened from María (del) Carmen, an epithet of the Virgin Mary at (Mount) Carmel, by folk etymology associated with Latin and Spanish carmen (“song, poem”).

Sentences

María del Carmen ayudó en la educación de los hijos .

María del Carmen helped in the education of the children.

Es sede canónica de la Hermandad de la Virgen del Carmen de Huelin.

It is the canonical seat of the Brotherhood of the Virgin of Carmen of Huelin.