Entry № 1779 · Scottish origin

Carmichael Carmichael — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kar-MY-kuhl /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Scottish
Meaning
"Friend of Michael (Hoagy Carmichael; modern unisex)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Medieval (Scottish)

A name that means "friend of michael (hoagy carmichael; modern unisex)".

Carmichael is from the Scottish Gaelic Cair Mhicheil (fort of Michael) — historically a Scottish clan surname. Erika Carmichael — American athlete. Tim Carmichael — multiple American figures.

Friend of Michael.

The name in its native script.

Carmichael
Transliteration
Carmichael
Pronunciation
/ kɑːrˈmaɪ.kəl /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Carmichael stands.

Carmichael does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Carmichaels before her.

Real people
Hoagy Carmichael
American jazz composer (Star Dust).
1899 – 1981
Stokely Carmichael
American Black Power leader.
1941 – 1998
In fiction
Carmichael
Modern American naming.

Names connected to Carmichael.

The number behind Carmichael.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Carmichael reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.