Pronunciation | Urban East Norwegian: [kɑːl] Swedish: [kɑːɭ] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Old Norse |
Other names | |
Related names | Karl, Kaarel, Karel, Charles, Carlos, Kalle, Karol |
Carl is a North Germanic male name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old Norse. [1]
It is the first name of many Kings of Sweden including Carl XVI Gustaf. It is popular in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and was largely popularized in the United States by Scandinavian and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants. Karl is a Germanic spelling which is very popular in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, and was also popularized by German-speaking descendants in the United States. Other variants include the Anglo-Saxon-Frankish variant Charles, popular in Australia, Philippines, Canada, France, New Zealand, the UK and the United States, although both Karl and Carl are also widespread names in most English speaking countries; Carlo, very popular in Italy and southern Switzerland; Carlos, popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin America; and Karol, a variant in Poland and Slovakia.
There are several derivations of the surname Carl, most of them originating as "son of Carl":
Axel is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.
Adolf is a given name with German origins.
Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius.
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr.
Toni, Toñi or Tóni is a unisex given name.
Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free," and as a name, it referred to a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf in the feudal system. Other variations include Freyr, Freyer, Freyda, Freyman, Freyberg, Freystein, Fray, Frayr, Frayda, Frayberg, Frayman, Freeman.
Koch is a German surname that means "cook" or "chef".
Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning or referring to the god Mars. Mars was identified as the Roman god of War.
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin.
Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), from the Hebrew name Yochanan, itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John.
The name Kai or Cai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
Casagrande is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Noah is an English masculine given name derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נחַ) in Hebrew. It is most likely of Hebrew in origin from the root word "nuach”/“nuakh”, meaning rest. Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root word Nahum meaning "to comfort" with the final consonant dropped.
The name Emil, Emile, or Émile is a male given name meaning rival, deriving from the Latin Aemilius of the gens Aemilia. A related female given name is Emily.
Hank is a male given name. It may have been inspired by the Dutch name Henk, itself a short form of Hendrik and thus related to Harry & Harvey.
Karl is an originally Germanic variant of the male given name Charles, meaning "free man". For further details on origin and meaning, see Churl and Charles.
Margarethe Carl was the stage name of Margarethe Bernbrunn, a German soprano and actress.
Karl Andreas Bernbrunn (1787–1854), known by the stage name Carl Carl, was a Kraków-born actor and theatre director.
Baptiste is a French given name or surname, and may be a shortened form of Jean-Baptiste.