What Does the Name Carmen Mean?

Carmen is a girl's name of Spanish (from Hebrew/Latin) origin meaning “garden, orchard (also Latin: song).”

Updated June 2026

Name	Carmen
Gender	female
Origin	Spanish (from Hebrew/Latin)
Meaning	garden, orchard (also Latin: song)
Variants	Carmela, Carmel, Carmin, Karmen
Popularity	Very common in Spanish-speaking countries; in the US it has a long history of steady use, especially among Hispanic families.

The meaning and origin of Carmen

The name Carmen means “garden, orchard (also Latin: song)” and has Spanish (from Hebrew/Latin) origins. A Spanish name derived from Carmel (Hebrew karmel, 'garden, orchard'), associated with Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and reinterpreted through Latin carmen 'song'. It gained worldwide fame through Bizet's opera Carmen.

Variants and related names

Carmen is related to several other names you may recognize: Carmela, Carmel, Carmin, Karmen. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Carmen?

Very common in Spanish-speaking countries; in the US it has a long history of steady use, especially among Hispanic families.

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