Carmela A. Martino: Hello, my name is Carmela Martino. I like the symmetry of it. Each word has three syllables. Car-me-la. Mar-ti-no. My first name, Carmela, is from my paternal grandmother. I didn't like my name as a child because it was so unusual. I was the only Carmela in my whole elementary school but now as an adult I really like having an unusual name.