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(For persons with this and similar names, see also Carl, Karl, and Charles).

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, Carlos and Carlo 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 Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Icelandic. Several Swedish kings have borne the name, among them today's ruler Carl XVI Gustaf. Similarly, German for the English slang "guy" is Kerl.

The name Carl is essentially the same as Kyril or Cyril which comes from the Greek Κυριλλος (Kyrillos) which itself derives from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord". As a "lord" is a peer among his peers, so a "free man" is also a peer among his peers. While a "lord" has authority, a "free man" also has authority (over himself at least). Hence there is a similar meaning of both Carl and Kyril, as both are Indo-European names and both have the same tri-literal consonant root k-r-l.

Some scholars maintain that Carl was a name used for Norse god Odin (Woden, Wotan, Oden). In Scandinavia the Big Dipper is called Karlavagnen or Karlsvognen, meaning the wagon of Karl; Karl then probably referring to that Norse god.

A parallel linguistic development led to the common Spanish surname "Gomez" (and its Portuguese version Gomes) is also derived ultimately from the word for "man" (in this case, guma in Visigothic).

Male given names

 * Carl (English, Danish, French, Norwegian, Swedish, classic German)
 * Carlyon (English)
 * Carlo (Italian)
 * Carlos (Portuguese, Spanish)
 * Carles (Catalan)
 * Carlu (Sicilian)
 * Carol (Romanian)
 * Carolus (Latin)
 * Charl (Afrikaans)
 * Charles (French, English); Diminutive variants include: Charlie, Chaz, Chuck.
 * Charlys (Cornish)
 * Gàrral (Sami)
 * Kaarle, Kaarlo (Finnish)
 * Kaarel (Estonian)
 * Kalle (Estonian, Finnish, Swedish)
 * Karel (Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch, Slovene)
 * Karl (Estonian, Danish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish)
 * Карл (Bulgarian, Russian)
 * Kārlis (Latvian)
 * Karlo (Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian); Карло Serbian; კარლო Georgian
 * Կարլոս (Karlos) (Armenian)
 * Karol (Polish, Slovak)
 * Karolis (Lithuanian)
 * Κάρολος (Károlos) (Greek)
 * Károly (Hungarian)
 * كيرولوس (Kirollos) (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 Gaelic) (etymologically unrelated to Carl)

Female given names

 * Carla (Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan); This name dates back to early Italy. Many people have this name.
 * Carlijn (Dutch)
 * Carlota (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan)
 * Carlotta (Italian)
 * Carly (American)
 * Carol (English)
 * Carole (English, French, Portuguese)
 * Carola (German, Swedish)
 * Carolina (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish)
 * Caroline (English, French, Swedish, Danish)
 * Carolyn (English)
 * Charla (English)
 * Charlene (English)
 * Charlène (French)
 * Charlotta (Swedish)
 * Charlotte (English, French, German, Swedish, Danish)
 * Karla (German, Scandinavian, Czech)
 * Karoliina (Finnish)
 * Karolina (Polish, Swedish)
 * Karolína (Czech)
 * Karoline (Danish, Norwegian, Swedish)
 * Karole

Notable people

 * Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, the current Swedish monarch
 * Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Prince of Sweden
 * Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
 * (other Swedish and Norwegian royalty so named are listed on English Wikipedia as Charles)


 * Carl Ballantine (1917-2009), American actor
 * Carl Barks
 * Carl Crawford
 * Carl Barat
 * Carl Bildt
 * Carl L. Boeckmann
 * Carl Brashear, U.S. Navy Master Diver
 * Carl Edwards
 * Carl Fogarty
 * Carl-Peter Forster
 * Carl Friedrich Gauss
 * Carl Grubert
 * Carl August Hagberg, Swedish linguist
 * Carl Jung
 * Carl Karcher
 * Carl Kasell, American radio personality
 * Carl Lewis
 * Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
 * Carl Orff
 * Carl Pursell, American politician
 * Carl Reiner, American actor, director, and comedian
 * Carl Rogers, American psychologist and psychotherapist
 * Carl Sagan
 * Carl Sandburg
 * Carl Schueler, American race walker
 * Carl Maria von Weber
 * Carl Weathers
 * Carl Wieland
 * Carl Wilson
 * Carl Yastrzemski
 * Carl Zeiss

Fictional

 * Animated
 * Carl Brutananadilewski, a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
 * Carl Carlson, a character from The Simpsons
 * Carl Fredricksen, a character from Disney-Pixar's Up
 * Carl Graves, a character on the TV series Family Guy
 * Carl "CJ" Johnson, a character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series
 * Carl (P. Karl) the Intern, of Phineas and Ferb
 * Carl/Quentin, a cog in the Conker series. He is known by both names.
 * Carl Wheezer, a character in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
 * Live-action and literature
 * Carl G. G. Hamilton, a Swedish secret agent created by Jan Guillou
 * Carl Winslow, a character from the TV series Family Matters

Surnames

 * Carlsen
 * Carlson
 * Carlsson
 * Carlton
 * Karlsen
 * Karlson
 * Karlsson

Place names

 * Karlsbad (Germany)
 * Carlsbad, California (United States)
 * Carlsbad, New Mexico (United States)
 * Carlsbad, Texas (United States)
 * Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic)
 * Karlstad (Sweden)
 * Karlshamn (Sweden)
 * Karlskoga (Sweden)
 * Karlskrona (Sweden)
 * Karlsruhe (Germany)
 * Carlton (England)
 * Charlton (England)
 * North Carolina (United States)
 * South Carolina (United States)
 * Charlotte (United States)
 * Carolina (Puerto Rico)
 * Karlovac (Croatia)
 * São Carlos (Brazil)
 * Carei/Nagykároly/Grosskarol/Großkarl (Romania)

Buildings/monuments/institutions

 * São Carlos National Theatre (Lisbon)
 * Charles University in Prague
 * Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (1676) (Guatemala)

Category:Given names Category:Masculine given names

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