Carmel
See also: carmel
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Carmel
- A mountain range in Israel.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:: 1 Kings 18:20:
- So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
- A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
- A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.
- One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
- (dated) The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region.
- (dated) Rumsen; the language of those people.
- Other places in the United States:
- A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
- A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
- A town in Putnam County, New York.
- A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- A place in Wales:
- A hamlet in Llannerch-y-medd community, Anglesey (OS grid ref SH3882).
- A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5816).
- A village in Whitford community, Flintshire (OS grid ref SJ1676).
- A small village in Llandwrog community, Gwynedd (OS grid ref SH4955).
- A suburb of Perth, Australia.
Synonyms edit
- (mission): San Carlos
- (people): Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno
- (language): Rumsen, Rumsien, San Carlos, Carmeleno
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
mountain range in Israel
female given name
References edit
- Fink, Augusta. Monterey, The Presence of the Past. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1972. →ISBN.
- Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78.
- Teixeira, Lauren. The Costanoan/Ohlone Indians of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area, A Research Guide. Menlo Park, CA: Ballena Press Publication, 1997. →ISBN.
Further reading edit
- Ethnologue entry for Rumsen, css
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Named after a former Carmelite monastery chapel, which in turn was named after Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “fertile land”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Carmel n
- A neighbourhood of Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands.