Carl (name)
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| Pronunciation | Carl |
| Gender | Always Male |
| Meaning | Strong, coragious |
| Origin | Scandinavian, old Norse |
| Related names | many, see text |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Carl |
Carl is a popular given name as well as the name of various places. The most popular male variations are Karl, Charles; 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, Karol and Carlos for famous people.
Carl, or Karl, is a Scandinavian name originating from old Norse, basically meaning "free man" or just "man". This word remains in contemporary Swedish and Icelandic. In Sweden, Karl was reserved for kings[citation needed]. Several Swedish kings have borne the name, among them today's ruler Carl XVI Gustav.
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[edit] Male given names
- Carl (English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, classic German)
- Carlo (Italian)
- Carlos (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Carles (Catalan)
- Carol (Romanian)
- Carolus (Latin)
- Charl (Afrikaans)
- Charles (English, French); Diminutive variants include: Charlie, Chaz, Chuck, Chucky, Chuckles.
- Charlys (Cornish)
- Kaarle, Kaarlo (Finnish)
- Kaarel (Estonian)
- Kalle (Swedish, Finnish)
- Karel (Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch, Slovenian)
- Karl (English, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish)
- Karlis (Latvian)
- Karlo (Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian)
- Karol (Polish, Slovak)
- Karolis (Lithuanian)
- Karolos/Κάρολος (Greek)
- Károly (Hungarian)
- Kirollos (كيرولوس) (Arabic)
- Séarlas (Irish); Cathal & Cormac are often thought to be the Irish variants of Charles/Carl/Karl. However, they are equations, and not true forms.
- Siarl (Welsh)
- Teàrlach (Scottish)
[edit] Female given names
- Carla (English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish); This name dates back to early Italy. Many people have this name.
- Carol (English)
- Carole (English, French, Portuguese)
- Carola (German, Swedish)
- Carolina (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)
- Caroline (English, French, Swedish)
- Carolyn (English)
- Charlene (English)
- Charlène (French)
- Charlotte (English, French, German, Swedish)
- Carlota (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Carlotta (Italian)
- Karla (Czech)
- Karolina (Polish)
- Karole
- Fahey (Australian)
- Charla (English)
- Carly (American)
