Carmelita (name)

Carmelita
Pronunciation	kär'mə-lē'tə
Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Spanish
Meaning	"Carmelite"
Region of origin	English- and Spanish-speaking countries
Other names
Related names	Carmelito, Carmelina, Carmelino, Carmella, Carmela, Carmelo, Carmel, Carmen, Carmina, Carmine, Carmo, Carme
	Also used as a nickname for Carmel.

Carmelita is a feminine given name in Spanish, Filipino and English.

Notable people with this name include:

Carmelita Abalos (born 1962), Filipino politician
Carmelita Abdurahman, Filipino academic in the field of linguistics
Carmelita Correa (born 1988), Mexican track and field athlete
Carmelita Geraghty (1901–1966), American silent-film actress and painter
Carmelita González (1928–2010), Mexican actress
Carmelita Hinton (1890–1983), American educator
Carmelita Jeter (born 1979), retired American sprinter
Carmelita Little Turtle, Apache/Tarahumara photographer
Carmelita Maracci (1908–1987), American dancer and choreographer
Carmelita Pope (1924–2019), American actress
Carmelita Torres, Mexican human rights activist
Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti (born 1936), retired officer of the United States Air Force