Carl

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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 andCarlo 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.

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 the root meaning of both Carl and Kyril is the same. Both are Indo-European names. Both have the same tri-literal consonant root k-r-l. If the root meaning is the same and the tri-literal consonant roots are identical, the only safe conclusion to draw is that the names are Carl and Kyril are (at root) the same.

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]}

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.
• Charlys (Cornish)
• チャールズ (Chāruzu) (Japanese)
• Gàrral (Sami)
• Kaarle, Kaarlo (Finnish)
• Kaarel (Estonian)
• Kalle (Swedish, Finnish, Estonian)
• Karel (Afrikaans, Czech, Dutch, Slovene)
• Karl (Danish, English, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, Estonian)
• Kārlis (Latvian)
• Karlo (Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian)
• Karol (Polish, Slovak)
• Karolis (Lithuanian)
• Κάρολος (Karolos) (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)

Female given names

• Carla (Dutch, 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, Danish)
• Carolyn (English)
• Charla (English)
• Charlene (English)
• Charlène (French)
• Charlotte (English, French, German, Swedish, Danish)
• Carlota (Portuguese, Spanish)
• Carlotta (Italian)
• Karolina (Polish)
• Karole
• LaCarla (African-American Name)

Surnames

• Carlsen
• Carlson
• Carlsson
• Carlton
• Karlsen
• Karlson
• Karlsson

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)

Buildings/monuments/institutions

• São Carlos National Theatre (Lisbon)
• Charles University in Prague