Male first name (Italian): Carmine; Hebrew (Geographic name as first name), Caramel = the orchard, the fertile land, carmen The Song (Latin), information on female form of Carmen, from Spanish 'Virgen del Carmen' (Virgin Mary from Mount Caramel in Palestine), on Mount Caramel, the Order of Carmelites was founded, with 'l' at the end was to 'n' under the influence of Latin 'carmen' (song)