Carl (name)
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| Carla | |
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| Pronunciation | Carla |
| Gender | Always female |
| Meaning | Strong, couragious |
| Origin | Scandinavian, old Norse |
| Related names | many, see text |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with "Carla" |
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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, Danish and Icelandic. Several Swedish kings have borne the name, among them today's ruler Carl XVI Gustaf.
Some scholars[who?] maintain that Carl was a name used for Germanic god Odin (Woden, Wotan, Oden). In Scandinavia the Big Dipper is called Karlavagnen, meaning the wagon of Karl; Karl then probably referring to that Germanic god.[citation needed]
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[edit] Male given names
- Carl (English, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, classic German)
- Carlyon (English)
- Carlo (Italian)
- Carlos (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Carles (Catalan)
- Carol (Romanian)
- Carolus (Latin)
- Charl (Afrikaans)
- Charles (French, English); Diminutive variants include: Charlie, Chaz, Chuck, Chucky, Chuckles.
- Charlys (Cornish)
- Gàrral (Sami)
- Kaarle, Kaarlo (Finnish)
- Kaarel (Estonian)
- Kalle (Swedish, Finnish, Estonian)
- Karel (Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch, Slovenian)
- Karl (Danish, English, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian)
- Kārlis (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,German French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish); This name dates back to early Italy. Many people have this name.
- Carlijn (Dutch)
- Carly (American)
- Carol (English)
- Carole (English, French, Portuguese)
- Carola (German, Swedish)
- Carolina (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)
- Caroline (English, French, Swedish)
- Carolyn (English)
- Charla (English)
- Charlene (English)
- Charlène (French)
- Charlotte (English, French, German, Swedish)
- Carlota (Portuguese, Spanish)
- Carlotta (Italian)
- Karolina (Polish)
- Karole
[edit] Surnames
[edit] Place names
- Karlsbad (Germany)
- Carlsbad (United States)
- Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
- Karlstad (Sweden)
- Karlshamn (Sweden)
- Karlskoga (Sweden)
- Karlskrona (Sweden)
- Karlsruhe (Germany)
- Carlton (England)
- Charlton (England)
- Carolina (United States)
- Charlotte (United States)
- Carolina (Puerto Rico)
- Karlovac (Croatia)
- São Carlos (Brazil)
- Carei/Nagykároly/Grosskarol/Großkarl (Romania)
