Carmel

Carmel

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Carmel


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pronunciation= kär'mĕl, kär'məl
gender = female
meaning = "garden"
region = English-speaking countries
origin = Hebrew
related names = Carmelita, Carmelito, Carmelina, Carmelino, Carmella, Carmela, Carmelo, Carmen, Carmina, Carmine, Carmo, Carme
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Carmel may refer to:

Geography

;Israel
*Mount Carmel, coastal mountain range in Israel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
**Mount Carmel (disambiguation), places named after Mount Carmel
*French Carmel, neighborhood in Haifa
*Carmel (Biblical), an ancient Israelite town in Judea
*Carmel (moshav), an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, adjacent to the ancient site whose name it shares

;Australia
*Carmel, Western Australia, suburb of Perth, Western Australia

;Spain
*Barri del Carmel, district in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia

;United States
*Carmel, Indiana, a city in Hamilton County
*Carmel, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in De Soto Parish, Louisiana
*Carmel, Maine, a town in Penobscot County
*Carmel, New York, a town in Putnam County
**Carmel Hamlet, New York
*Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, or simply "Carmel", a town in Monterey County
*Carmel Highlands, California, a small, unincorporated town located in Monterey County
*Carmel Valley, a geographic region and American Viticultural Area
*Carmel Valley Village, California, another small, unincorporated town in Monterey County
*Carmel Valley, San Diego, California, one of the newer villages of the city of San Diego

;Wales
*Carmel, Anglesey
*Carmel, Carmarthenshire
*Carmel, Flintshire
*Carmel, Gwynedd
*Carmel, Powys

People

*John Carmel Heenan (1905-1975), priest in the Roman Catholic church in the United Kingdom
*Roger C. Carmel (1932-1986), American character actor
* Carmel (singer), female singer of the eponymous British band Carmel
* Carmel Myers (1899-1980), American actress

Educational institutions

*Carmel School (disambiguation page), institutions named Carmel College, Carmel High School and Carmel School

Other

*The Monastery of the Carmel Le Paquier, the only convent of Carmelites in Switzerland, canton of Fribourg
* Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo (Carmel Mission), a Spanish mission located in Monterey County, California
* "Carmel" and "Carmeleno", other names for the Rumsen people and language, California
*Carmel automobile, fiberglass-shelled cars used in Israel during the 1960s and 70s
*Carmel daisy, flowering plant of the family Dipsacales
*Caramel, a food which has an orange-brown colour and a sweet toasted flavour
*Carmel Winery, a vineyard and winery based in Israel, well known for producing and marketing kosher wine
*i840 'Carmel', a 1999 chipset for dual Pentium 3 and Pentium 3 Xeon processors
*Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a title given to Mary, the mother of Jesus
*Carmel Ventures, an Israeli venture capital firm


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