Carmelo means garden or vineyard — from the Hebrew Karmel (garden of God). Mount Carmel IS the most sacred mountain in Israel — where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. Carmelo Anthony IS one of the NBA's greatest scorers. Three syllables of the most sacred mountain, Elijah-defeated-Baal, and the NBA's-greatest-scorer.
Hebrew Karmel (garden of God)→Italian/Spanish Carmelo
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Hebrew / Spanish roots
Carmelo means garden of God. Mount Carmel IS Israel's most sacred — where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. Anthony IS the NBA's greatest scorer.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew; Mount Carmel; Carmelo Anthony (born 1984).
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Today
Carmelo remains a beloved choice, ranking #714 in the US. 12,794 babies have been named Carmelo since 1904.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Carmelo?
2013peak year
Carmelo first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1904. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2013, 514 babies received the name (ranked #516). Today it sits around #714, with roughly 355 babies named Carmelo each year. Carmelo's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 12,794 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Carmelo's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — sacred-scorer achievement. People named Carmelo tend to be warm, sacred, and gifted at being the garden of God AND the NBA's greatest scorer.
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Garden of God AND greatest scorer
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Mount-Carmel
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Elijah-defeated-Baal
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Anthony-NBA
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Sacred-beautiful
C3
A1
R9
M4
E5
L3
O6
Sum: 31 → Life path 4
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Personality of Carmelo
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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