First names in Hebrew

First name Carmela: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

כרמל

Gematria value: 290

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Carmela is written כרמל

Carmela comes from Mount Carmel, כרמל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Carmela mean?

Meaning: "orchard, garden" (through Mount Carmel)
Origin: Hebrew

Carmela is an Italian and Spanish name, taken from the name of Mount Carmel, the mountain above Haifa. In Hebrew, karmel means "orchard, land planted with fruit trees": a cultivated, generous garden. Your name carries the beauty of a biblical landscape.

Gematria

Carmela = 290

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. כרמל has 4 letters:

• כthe letter Kaf20
• רthe letter Resh200
• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total290

The verse of the name

From the letter Kaf to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Carmela, from כ to ל:

כְּרֹעֶה עֶדְרוֹ יִרְעֶה בִּזְרֹעוֹ יְקַבֵּץ טְלָאִים וּבְחֵיקוֹ יִשָּׂא עָלוֹת יְנַהֵל׃

“Like a shepherd He tends His flock; He gathers the lambs in His arm and carries them in His bosom, and gently leads the nursing ewes.”

Isaiah 40:11

The book of your first name

Carmela, in nine pages

• Carmela, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Carmela
• Carmela, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Carmela in three answers

How do you write Carmela in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Carmela is written כרמל. Carmela comes from Mount Carmel, כרמל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Carmela?
Written כרמל, Carmela is worth 290: the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Carmela mean?
Orchard, garden" (through Mount Carmel) (origin: Hebrew). Carmela is an Italian and Spanish name, taken from the name of Mount Carmel, the mountain above Haifa. In Hebrew, karmel means "orchard, land planted with fruit trees": a cultivated, generous garden. Your name carries the beauty of a biblical landscape.