Carmilla
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.
Carmilla by the numbers
Carmilla was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.
What we can tell you about Carmilla
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carmilla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Camillayoung ceremonial attendant; feminine form of Camillus1,047 in the US (2017)
- Carmellavineyard or garden of god; a form of Carmel162 in the US (2017)
- Camilayoung ceremonial attendant6,761 in the US (2017)
- Camilleyouthful; one who serves at ceremonies1,262 in the US (2017)
- Carmelagarden or orchard; feminine form of Carmel114 in the US (2017)
- Camiliaattendant to the temple; a form of Camilla18 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carmilla
Names that are said the same way as Carmilla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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