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Carmel¹

  • /ˈkɑɹ.məl/

Where it comes from

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).

proper noun

  1. A mountain range in Israel. 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 in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.
  4. One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.

    Similar: San Carlos

  5. dated The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region.
  6. dated Rumsen; the language of those people.

    Similar: Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno

  7. A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
  8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  9. A town in Putnam County, New York.
  10. A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.
  11. An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
  12. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
  13. An unincorporated community in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
  14. A hamlet in Llannerch-y-medd community, Anglesey (OS grid ref SH3882).
  15. A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5816).
  16. A village in Whitford community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1676).
  17. A small village in Llandwrog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH4955).
  18. A suburb of Perth, Australia.

Similar: Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno

carmel²

  • /ˈkɑɹ.ml̩/

Where it comes from

Variant of caramel, influenced by two-syllable pronunciations of that word.

noun carmels

  1. US, alternative, countable, nonstandard, uncommon, uncountable Alternative form of caramel

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: mount, mont, newsreel, fudge, monterey, carmelo, mount carmel, carmelitess, olivet, hermon, tabor, negev, sharon, mi'ilya, mount olivet, ariel

proper noun

Similar: Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno

Translations

Every language

name mountain range in Israel

EspañolCarmelo
中文迦密 Jiāmì
Italiano(monte) Carmelo
עבריתכרמל karmél

name male given name

ItalianoCarmelo

name female given name

EspañolCarmen, Carmela
ItalianoCarmela, Carmen
עבריתכרמל karmél

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"carmel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carmel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

carmel. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carmel

Chicago

"carmel." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carmel.

BibTeX
@misc{carmel_2026,
  title = {carmel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carmel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}