Feminine

Carmen

  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

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
Car‧men
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”).

Related words

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