Meaning of the nameCarmo
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Greek origin
- Car-mo
Carmo is a name used for both men and women, the Portuguese form of Carmel, the name of Mount Carmel, from Hebrew karmél, 'garden'.
Meaning
“Portuguese form of Carmel, from Hebrew karmél, 'garden'”
Source: Behind the Name: Carmo · Behind the Name: Carmel · Wiktionary: Carmel
- People (2022)
- 3,573
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,458
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,011
- people
Carmo in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Carmo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (960 people).
107 women 3,466 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Carmo is most common
States with the highest share of people named Carmo in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
- Minas Gerais 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.003%
- Paraná 0.003%
- Goiás 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,151 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 665 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 288 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 263 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 178 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 135 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 129 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 116 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 93 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 89 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 76 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 41 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 31 | 0.000% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 27 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 20 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Carmo
Behind the Name gives Carmo as the Portuguese form of Carmel, which comes from Hebrew karmél, 'garden', and is the name of a mountain in Israel mentioned in the Old Testament. Wiktionary, in the Carmel entry, gives the gloss 'vineyard of God' for the same Hebrew term and records the name as a Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary linked to Mount Carmel. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil, citing Machado (1981), points to a Greek origin (Chármos) and also records Carmo as an invocation of Nossa Senhora. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,573 people named Carmo, with a median age of 61, almost always men.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Carmo · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Carmel · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Carmel · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Carmo · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Carmo · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Carmo
What does the name Carmo mean?
Carmo means “Portuguese form of Carmel, from Hebrew karmél, 'garden'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Carmo in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,573 people with the first name Carmo, which ranks it number 3,458 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Carmo a boy's or a girl's name?
Carmo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 107 women and 3,466 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Carmo?
Carmo is a name of Hebrew and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Carmo most common?
Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Carmo (116 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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