Carmel

See also: carmel

English

Etymology

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél), from כֶּרֶם (kérem, “vineyard of”) +‎ אֵל (él, “God”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Carmel

1. A mountain range in Israel.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version: 1 Kings 18:20:

     So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

2. A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
3. A city, valley and river located in Monterey County, California, United States.
4. One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
5. The native people of this Monterey region.
6. The native language spoken in this Monterey region.
7. A city in Indiana.
8. A hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States; county seat of Putnam County.

Synonyms

• (mission): San Carlos
• (people): Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno
• (language): Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno

Derived terms

• Carmeleno
• Carmelite
• Mount Carmel

Translations

mountain range in Israel

• Malay: Karmel (Christianity)
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• Spanish: (Monte) Carmelo (es)

female given name

• Galician: Carme (gl) f
• Italian: Carmela (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: Carmen (es), Carmela (es)

References

• Fink, Augusta. Monterey, The Presence of the Past. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1972. →ISBN.
• Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
• Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Rumsen ("Carmel"), css ⁠

Anagrams

• Marcel, calmer, marcel