carmen

Carmen · proper noun¹

1. Spanish · derived fromCarmen
2. English todayCarmen

From Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet.

Carmen · proper noun²

1. Italian · borrowed fromCarmine
2. Italian · borrowed fromCarmine
3. English todayCarmen

Borrowed from Italian Carmine.

Carmen · proper noun³

1. Spanish · borrowed fromCarmen
2. English todayCarmen

* From Spanish Carmen. * A variant of Carman.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A female given name from Spanish