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Carl (name)

Carl is a name of Anglo-Saxon (Germanic) origin. It is a popular given name as well as the name of various places. The most popular male variations are Karl, Charles, and Carlos; the popularity stems from the long lines of historical nobility using these names. There also exist many female variations such as Charlotte and Carla. Carlos and Carla rank as 3rd most popular names in many Spanish-speaking countries.

See Carl, Karl, Charles, Carolus and Carlos for famous people.

Carl name - Etymology

Carl derives from the Anglo-Saxon word churl which means "a common person" or "a free man".

In the Scandinavian languages, Karl retains its meaning "man". In German, the origin of the name Karl can be traced to the word Kerl which is still used to describe somewhat rough and common men.

Carl name - Male given names

• Carl (English, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Carlos (Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino)
• Carlo (Italian)
• Carol (Romanian)
• Carolus (Latin)
• Cathal (Irish)
• Charles (French, English); Diminutive variants include: Charlie, Chaz, Chuck, Chucky, Chuckles.
• Charl (Afrikaans)
• Cormac (Irish)
• Karl (German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic)
• Karlo (Croatian, Serbian)
• Karel (Czech, Dutch)
• Karolis (Lithuanian)
• Karol (Polish, Slovak)
• Karolos/Κάρολος (Greek)
• Károly Hungarian)
• Kaarle (Finnish)
• Séarlas (Irish)
• Siarl (Welsh)
• Teàrlach (Scots Gaelic)

Carl name - Female given names

• Carla (Spanish, Portuguese, English)
• Carol (English)
• Carole (English}
• Carolina (Portuguese)
• Caroline (English)
• Carolyn (English)
• Charlene (English)
• Karla
• Karolina (Polish)

Carl name - Surnames

• Carlson
• Carlton

Carl name - Place names

• Carlton (England)
• Carolina (United States)
• Charlton (England)

Categories: Given names | Place names

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