Carmen
\kaʁ.mɛn\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of Spanish origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Pronunciation | \kaʁ.mɛn\ |
Origin and meaning
From Spanish Carmen, cognate with English Carmel. Made famous outside Spain by the opera Carmen (1875) by Georges Bizet.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Malta
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
Around the world
- GreekΚάρμεν
In literature
« Changeons de vie, Carmen, lui dis-je d’un ton suppliant. Allons vivre quelque part où nous ne serons jamais séparés. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).