Carmel

See also: carmel

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Carmel

  1. A mountain range in Israel.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
  3. A city, a 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.
  5. (dated) The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region.
  6. (dated) Rumsen; the language of those people.
  7. A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
  8. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  9. A town in Putnam County, New York, United States.
  10. A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York, United States.
  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 suburb of Perth, Australia.

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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.

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Dutch

Etymology

Named after a former Carmelite monastery chapel, which in turn was named after Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, fertile land).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑr.məl/
  • Hyphenation: Car‧mel

Proper noun

Carmel n

  1. A neighbourhood of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), carmel”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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