Carmela

car-MEL-a
Italian and Spanish variation of Carmel
"garden"

Carmela Origin and Meaning

The name Carmela is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "garden".

Carmela has been most famous recently as the name of Tony Soprano's TV wife, played by Edie Falco. The spellings Carmela and Carmella are both used in Latin cultures including Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and are used nearly equally in the US, given to a total of about 300 baby girls last year.

# 951 in the US

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Famous People Named Carmela

  • Carmela Remigio
    Italian operatic soprano
  • Carmela Corren
    Israeli singer
  • Carmela Carabelli (born Carmelina Negri)
    Italian mystic

Carmela in Pop Culture

  • Carmela Corleone
    character in The Godfather trilogy
  • Carmela Soprano
    character on TV's "The Sopranos"
  • Carmela
    character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"