Carmine

KAR-mine KAR-mee-neh

Latin, English, Italian

"vivid red; garden, song"

Carmine Origin and Meaning

The name Carmine is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "vivid red; garden, song".

This Italian name could have a whole new life when viewed as a color name, however, it is traditionally a masculine form of Carmen, pronounced with three lilting syllables. Both provide an arty, distinctive feel, though in different ways.

Carmine Rank in US Top 1000

# 922 in the US

Carmine Popularity

• 801 Nameberry 2025
• 278 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Carmine

• Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo American actor
• Carmine Michael Infantino American comic book artist
• Carmine Appice American rock drummer
• Carmine Coppola American composer; grandfather of Nicolas Cage and Sofia Coppola
• Carmine Preziosi Italian cyclist

Carmine in Pop Culture

• Carmine character from the movie "Coneheads"
• Carmine Falcone character in Batman comics and TV's "Gotham"
• Carmine Polito character in 2013 film "American Hustle"
• Carmine Ragusa character on TV's "Laverne & Shirley"
• Carmine from the Aramaic word meaning "crimson"
• Carmine reddish dye that comes from mashed,up insects