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    Carmen

    KAR-men

    Latin/Hebrew
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Song; Garden of God (from Carmel)
    Origin
    Latin/Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Carmen does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Song; Garden of God (from Carmel)", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Carmen.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1960s (0.13% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Carmen is the LORD's song — strength and salvation joined in melody, the garden-soul that sings a new song to all the earth.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Exodus 15:2

      "The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him."

    • Psalm 96:1

      "O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth."

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