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Carme (name)

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Gender
  
female

Pronunciation
  
EN: kär'mē; CAT: kär'mā; GAL: kär'mē.

Word/name
  
Hebrew and Greek, respectively

Meaning
  
"garden" and "harvester"

Region of origin
  
Spain, English-speaking countries

Related names
  
Carmelita, Carmelito, Carmelina, Carmelino, Carmella, Carmela, Carmelo, Carmel, Carmen, Carmina, Carmine, Carmo

Carme is a feminine given name of two separate origins. The first is a Galician and Catalan form of Hebrew karmel, "garden". The second is from Greek Karmē, whose name means "she who cuts the grain", from keirein, "to cut".

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  • Carme Figueras, a Catalan politician
  • Carme Laura Gil, a Catalan professor
  • Carme Pinós, a Catalan architect
  • Carme Riera, a Catalan professor
  • Carme Ruscalleda, a Catalan chef
  • Carme (musician), a Peruvian folk musician

    • Other

  • Carme (mythology), a figure in Greek mythology.

    • References

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