Names That Mean Garden
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Ortensia
Latin
"of the garden"
Variant of Hortensia, an unusual floral name and the name of a secondary character in Roald Dahl's Matilda .
Hortensio
Spanish
"of the garden"
Hortensio was derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Hortensius, as were the more familiar names Hortensia and Hortense. In Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , Hortensio is a suitor of Bianca.
Carminho
Diminutive of Carmo, Portuguese
"garden"
Carminho is a Portuguese singer who popularized her stage name — she was born Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade. Carminho is a nickname for Carmo, the Portuguese form of the Hebrew name…
Ganya
Hebrew
"clever"
Tanya with a G.
Carme
Catalan and Galician form of Carmel, Hebrew
"garden"
Currently considered a grandma name in Catalonia, but fresh and unusual (though easily confused with Karma) elsewhere.
Carmel
Hebrew
"garden"
Carmel is a biblical place-name that is often used by Catholic parents around the world. It is given in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and is the name of a mountain ridge on the Mediterranean near…
Carmelita
Diminutive of Carmel, Hebrew
"garden"
Carmelita is an obscure short form of an obscure name that may rise to new prominence during the 2012 Olympics, via runner Carmelita Jeter aka "The World's Fastest Woman." Carmelita has a…
Carmela
Italian and Spanish variation of Carmel
"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…