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| name = Carlos |
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| pronunciation = {{IPAEng|ˈkarlos}} |
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| gender = Male |
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| meaning = man, army, warrior |
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| region = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] |
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| origin = [[Iberian]] |
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| related names = [[Charles]] |
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| wiktionary entry = Carlos |
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'''Carlos''' is an [[Iberian]] name, the Portuguese and Spanish equivalent of [[Charles]]. |
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== Royalty == |
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* [[Carlos I of Portugal]] (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal |
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* [[Carlos V]] (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor (Karl V) and King of Spain (Carlos I) |
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* [[Carlos II of Spain]], last Habsburg King in Spain |
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* [[Don Carlos of Spain]] (1545–1568), son of King Philip II. |
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* [[Infante Carlos of Spain]] (1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain |
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== People in media == |
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* [[Carlos Watson (television host)]] (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman |
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* [[Carlos Mencia]] (born 1967), host of ''Mind of Mencia'' on Comedy Central, a comedian. * [[Carlos (DJ)]] (born 1966), British disc jockey |
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* [[Carlos Gutierrez]], U.S. Secretary of Commerce |
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* Carlos Irwin Estévez ([[Charlie Sheen]]) (born 1965), US-American actor |
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* [[Chuck Norris|Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris]] (born 1940), US-American actor and martial artist |
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* [[Carlos Velazquez]] (born 1988), grandson of Manuel Velazquez |
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== People in music == |
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* [[Carlos (singer)]] (1943–2008), French singer and entertainer |
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* [[Carlos Alomar]] (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with [[David Bowie]] |
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* [[Carlos Gardel]] (1887–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music |
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* [[Carlos Marin]] (born 1968), Spanish baritone and member of the operatic pop musical quartet [[Il Divo]] |
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* [[Carlos Montoya]] ((1903-1993), prominent [[Flamenco]] guitarist |
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* [[Carlos Santana]] (born 1947), musician, leader of the band Santana |
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* [[Wendy Carlos]] (born 1939), electronic music pioneer |
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* [[Carlos Vives]], singer |
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==People in sport== |
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* [[Carlos Arroyo]] (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player |
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* [[Carlos Berrocal]] (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer |
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* [[Carlos Boozer]] (born 1981), NBA basketball player |
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* [[Carlos Beltran]] (born 1977), baseball player, five-tool center fielder for the New York Mets |
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* [[Carlos Carreño]] (born 1973), Spanish volleyball player |
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* [[Carly Colon]] (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE |
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* [[Carlos Luis Campos]] (born 1980), Venezuelan boxer |
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* [[Carlos Delfino]], (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player |
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* [[Carlos Delgado]] (born 1972), baseball player, first baseman for the New York Mets |
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* [[Carlos Edwards]] (born 1978), Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player |
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* [[Carlos Fernandes (goalkeeper)]], (born 1979) Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper |
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* [[Carlos Fernandes (football defender)]] (born 1978), Portuguese footballer |
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* [[Carlos Fonseca (boxer)|Carlos Fonseca]] (born 1955), Brazilian boxer |
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* [[Carlos Honorato]] (born 1974), Brazilian judoka |
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* [[Carlos Lee]] (born 1976), Panamanian left fielder for the Houston Astros |
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* [[Carlos Motta]] (born 1955), Brazilian judoka |
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* [[Carlos Moyà]] (born 1976), Spanish tennis player |
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* [[Carlos Nieto]] (born 1976), rugby union player |
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* [[Carlos Patrício]] (born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner |
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* [[Carlos Peinado]] (born 1954), Uruguayan basketball player |
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* [[Roberto Carlos (footballer)]] (born 1973), Brazilian football (soccer) player |
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* [[Carlos Retiz]] (born 1968), Mexican long-distance runner |
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* [[Carlos Sastre]] (born 1975), Spanish cyclist |
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* [[Carlos Scanavino]] (born 1964), Uruguayan freestyle swimmer |
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* [[Carlos Spencer]] (born 1975), New Zealand rugby player |
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* [[Carlos Teixeira]] (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player |
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* [[Carlos Tejeda]] (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player |
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* [[Carlos Tévez]] (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player |
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* [[Carlos Valderrama (baseball)]] (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player |
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* [[Carlos Valderrama (footballer)]] (born 1961), Colombian football (soccer) player known as ''El Pibe'' |
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* [[Carlos Valcarcel]] (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer |
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* [[Carlos Ventosa]] (born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer |
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* [[Carlos Weber]] (born 1966), Argentine volleyball player |
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* [[Carlos Zambrano]] (born 1981), baseball player, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs |
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== Other people== |
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* [[Carlos Anwandter]] (1801–1889), German immigrant to Chile |
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* [[Carlos Castaneda]] (1925–1998), American author |
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* [[Carlos Fuentes]] (born 1928), Mexican writer |
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* [[Carlos Hathcock]] (1942–1999), American sniper |
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* [[Carlos Slim Helú]] (born 1940), Mexican businessman and one of the richest people in the world |
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* [[Carlos Marighella]] (1911–1969), leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare |
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* [[Carlos Miller]], discoverer of kinetin in 1954 |
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* [[Carlos the Jackal]] (born 1949), a.k.a. Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan-born assassin |
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==Fictional Carlos== |
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*[[Carlos (The Magic School Bus)]], a character from ''The Magic School Bus'' series of children's books and movies. |
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*[[Carlos Solis]], a character from ''Desperate Housewives'' |
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*Carlos, the name of [[Reggie Mantle]] of the Spanish version of the Archie comics |
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*[[Carlos Miyamoto]], one of the player characters in the SNES game, ''Final Fight 2'' |
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*[[Carlos Vallertes]], the character in two of the Power Rangers series |
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*[[Carlos Nieto (Third Watch character)]], a paramedic in the TV series ''Third Watch'' |
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*Carlos, a henchmen to Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film ''Casino Royale''; see [[List of James Bond henchmen in Casino Royale]] |
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*Carlos, a character on the [[Knots Landing]] television series |
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* [[Carlos Olivera]], One of the 2 protagnists in [[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]] |
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==Other== |
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* [[Carlos (guitar)]], a Korean brand of guitar |
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* [[List of Meerkat Manor meerkats#Carlos|Carlos]], a meerkat in the television series ''[[Meerkat Manor]]'' |
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* [[Carlos Almeida]], a Graphic Design Student, Milton Keynes |
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[[Category:Portuguese masculine given names]] |
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[[Category:Spanish masculine given names]] |
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[[fr:Carlos]] |
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[[he:קרלוס]] |
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[[lb:Carlos]] |
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[[nl:Carlos]] |
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[[ja:カルロス]] |
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[[no:Carlos]] |
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[[pl:Carlos]] |
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[[pt:Carlos]] |
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[[ru:Карлос]] |
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[[sv:Carlos]] |
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[[vi:Carlos]] |
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[[vo:Carlos]] |
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[[zh:卡洛斯]] |
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Revision as of 15:57, 10 December 2008
Carlos means thats he is really AWESOME