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Carmelita

kar-meh-LEE-tah

Popularity

#7642

stable

Letters

9

Syllables

4

Origin

Spanish

Total Births

6,950

Peak Year

#140 in 1973

First Recorded

1887

Style

Soft & Gentle, Vintage

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

A Spanish and Portuguese diminutive of Carmen, ultimately derived from Mount Carmel in Israel, meaning 'garden' or 'orchard'.

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Numerology

4

The Builder

Stable, disciplined, and hardworking. Names at 4 convey groundedness and reliability.

Personality Traits

GentleNurturingArtisticSensitive

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