Names That Mean Garden
- Rawdah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"garden"Description:
This Muslim girls' name has never gotten much use in the US, but Somali model Rawdah Mohamed may draw more attention to her name.
- Hortensio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"of the garden"Description:
Hortensio was derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Hortensius, as were the more familiar names Hortensia and Hortense.
- Gardener
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"keeper of the garden"Description:
One of the most pleasant and evocative of the hot new occupational names. Related name: Gardner, as in Ava.
- Carmi
Origin:
Diminutive of Carmen or Carmella, Hebrew, Spanish, and ItalianMeaning:
"garden"Description:
A short and sweet diminutive that has the fashionable -i ending.
- Carminho
Origin:
Diminutive of Carmo, PortugueseMeaning:
"garden"Description:
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 Carmel.
- Carmelina
Origin:
Diminutive of Carmela, Italian and SpanishMeaning:
"garden"
- Carme
Origin:
Catalan and Galician form of Carmel, HebrewMeaning:
"garden"Description:
Currently considered a grandma name in Catalonia, but fresh and unusual (though easily confused with Karma) elsewhere.
- Kumala
Origin:
Variation of Kamala, Hindi, HawaiianMeaning:
"lotus or pale red; or, a garden"Description:
Variation of Kamala.
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