Carl (name)

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Carl
PronunciationUrban East Norwegian: [kɑːl] Swedish: [kɑːɭ]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/name Old Norse
Other names
Related names Karl, Charles, Carlo, Carlos, Carolus, Carol

Carl is a North Germanic masculine 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 a variant of the English Charles, and the Latin Carolus.

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List of people named Carl

Royalty and nobility

Most other Swedish and Norwegian royalty so named – see Carl of Sweden – are listed on English Wikipedia as Charles.

As a family name

As a given name

As a stage name

Fictional characters

Derived surnames

There are several derivations of the surname Carl, most of them originating as "son of Carl":

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References

  1. Peterson, Lena (2007). Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (PDF) (in Swedish). Institutet för språk och folkminnen. p. 146. ISBN   9789172290402.