Carmel

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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English, Jewish
Scripts כַּרְמֶל(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑɹ.məl/(American English) /ˈkæɹ.məl/(American English) /ˈkɑː.məl/(British English)

Meaning & History

From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Mount Carmel. כַּרְמֶל (Karmel) (meaning "garden" in Hebrew) is a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the site of several early Christian monasteries. As an English given name, it has mainly been used by Catholics. As a Jewish name it is unisex.