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I was just browsing the web and found this page, I'm sorry but I think this is not a very good site to find the meaning of first names. The meaning this webapage have of my name "Carmen" is completely wrong!! as is the meaning of other names that I know their origins. Carmen doesn't mean song and it is definitively not related to the opera "Carmen". It was just a fancy of Bizet, the composer of the opera, to choose that name for his main character, because she was a spanish woman and that is a common name in Spain. The word Carmen is hebrew in origin and means something like "hill of the roses"
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The thing is, this site breaks down names so you can see how each word from a language created this name. Carmen, for instance, says "song" since carmen is Latin for "song." How is Carmen not related to the opera "Carmen"? Same name, isn't it? The name certainly doesn't mean, "That one opera by Bizet", and the site never said so. I would like to know where you find your sources for name meanings, and please show the breakdowns of each name as well.
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You have to be precise about these things. Carmen isn't Hebrew, it's the SPANISH version of the Hebrew Carmel meaning 'garden' or 'orchard' in Hebrew. Carmel is the name of a mountain in the Holy Land near Haifa which was populated from early Christian times by hermits who later organized into the Carmelite order of monks. Carmen was altered by folk etymology to the form of the Latin word carmen meaning 'song'. It is sometimes given as a name from association with Bizet's tragic opera heroine but it wasn't his 'fancy' - the opera was based on a short story by Prosper Mérimée.
If you find flaws in the site you're welcome to report them but be prepared to back them up with far more than just 'I know the meaning of this'. Research is based on resources beyond oneself. For a classicist music lover who bestows the name Carmen with the Latin meaning in mind then it indeed means 'song' in that instance. Look up any dictionary entry and you'll likely find at least 2 meanings, both of which apply in different contexts. Names are just words, refined.
Devon
If you find flaws in the site you're welcome to report them but be prepared to back them up with far more than just 'I know the meaning of this'. Research is based on resources beyond oneself. For a classicist music lover who bestows the name Carmen with the Latin meaning in mind then it indeed means 'song' in that instance. Look up any dictionary entry and you'll likely find at least 2 meanings, both of which apply in different contexts. Names are just words, refined.
Devon
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On the contrary - please re-read the entry.
The entry for Carmen says that it is a variation of Carmel, which does have a meaning associated with hills. It only says that the spelling was influenced by the Latin for 'song'. And it merely mentions that Carmen is the main character in a Bizet opera. Follow the Carmen and Carmel hyperlinks for these details.
So the next time you decide to go around abusing a web site, please check your facts! This is an extremely reliable and well-researched site.
The entry for Carmen says that it is a variation of Carmel, which does have a meaning associated with hills. It only says that the spelling was influenced by the Latin for 'song'. And it merely mentions that Carmen is the main character in a Bizet opera. Follow the Carmen and Carmel hyperlinks for these details.
So the next time you decide to go around abusing a web site, please check your facts! This is an extremely reliable and well-researched site.
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