Carmine (given name)

Carmine

Pronunciation	EN: kär'mĭn, kär'mīn; IT: kär'mē-nā
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew and Latin, respectively
Meaning	"garden" and "of song"
Region of origin	Italy, English-speaking countries
Other names
Related names	Carmelita, Carmelito, Carmelina, Carmelino, Carmella, Carmela, Carmelo, Carmel, Carmen, Carmina, Carmo, Carme
The "garden" origin from Hebrew karmel, the "of song" origin from Late Latin carmīnis; the two origins are unrelated

Carmine is a male given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Carmine Agnello, alleged mobster
• Carmine Appice, American drummer
• Carmine Coppola, American composer
• Carmine Coppola (footballer), Italian footballer
• Carmine Crocco, Italian brigand
• Carmine DeSapio, American politician, Tammany Hall boss
• Carmine DeSopo, American politician
• Carmine Galante (1910–1979), American mobster
• Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor
• Carmine Infantino, comic book artist and editor
• Carmine J. Marasco (1891–1960), New York politician and judge
• Carmine Pecorelli (1928–1979), Italian journalist
• Carmine Persico (1933–2019), American mobster
• Carmine Pirone Noted Investor

Fictional characters

• Carmine Falcone, a DC comics character.
• Carmine Lupertazzi, a character from the show The Sopranos
  • Little Carmine, Lupertazzi's son
• Carmine "The Big Ragoo" Ragusa, a character from the show Laverne & Shirley
• Carmine, Cerise Hood's pet dire wolf from the Mattel franchise Ever After High

See also

• Carmin (disambiguation), includes list of people with name Carmin