Surely at some point in your life you would have been interested in knowing what your first name means .The origin of the names is very varied and its study exciting.In Spain the name of woman more common is Carmen and everyone knows that it refers to an advocacy of the virgin Maria, however Carmen has other interesting meanings that will surprise you.Among them, maybe the most unknown is that CARMEN was the name of a spell in Rome .
CARMEN was the name of a spell in Rome
In ancient Rome the word Carmen was sometimes used as synonymous with verse and to designate a type of poetic composition , but the true meaning was that of spell or prayer. In ancient times one believed in the power of the word and Carmen was a spell used both to ask for protection from the gods com or to invoke his performance to harm someone.

Most of these Roman spells and spells were sung and" Carmen "step to also mean «song» and that is why it is not surprising that during the 12th and 13th centuries the collections of goliardas songs that make up, for example, the "Carmina Burana" of which we are already speaking, were called "Carmina" in Lifestyle or the «Carmina Cantabrigiensia».

As we said in the introduction, Carmen is an advocacy of the Virgin and originally refers to the Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel , a stop that is in the city of Haifa in Israel.The word Carmel or derives from "Karmel" or "Al-Karem" whose translation of the Arabic language is "garden" and the Hebrew name we find designating that place in the Old Testament: "Hakkarmel" which means "place of the garden." There, in 1251, the virgin appeared to the superior of the Carmelites.So, if your name is Carmen, or Maria del Carmen, your name means garden or Maria of the garden.

Connecting with this beautiful meaning, we find in the south of Spain, specifically in the city of Granada, a type of landscaped buildings that are called Carmenes .In the neighborhoods of Albaicin and Realejo these urban houses are typical, with a leafy annex garden, surrounded by a high white wall.Their name comes from the Arabic-Hispanic word «Karm» that in a broad sense means vina and designated since the Nasrid era a type of agricultural farm, close to the city, which was composed of housing with orchard and garden, swimming pools, fountains and a vineyard.
Did you know that the word "carmen" had so many different meanings? Do you know any more? If you have been interested in this article, you may want to read:
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