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'''Carl''' is a [[North Germanic]] male name meaning "free man". The name originates in [[Old West Norse]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Nordiskt runnamnslexikon |last=Peterson |first=Lena |year=2007 |publisher=Institutet för språk och folkminnen |isbn=9789172290402 |page=146 |url=https://www.isof.se/download/18.41318b8514835190952b54/1529494117332/Nordiskt%20runnamnslexikon%202007.pdf |format=PDF |language=Swedish}}</ref> 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 [[Scandinavia]]n and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants. '''[[Karl (disambiguation)|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 USA. Other variants include the [[Anglo]]-[[Saxon]]-[[Frankish language|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 (disambiguation)|Carlo]], very popular in Italy and southern Switzerland; [[Carlos (given name)|Carlos]], popular in [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and [[Latin America]]; and [[Karol (disambiguation)|Karol]], a variant in [[Poland]] and [[Slovakia]].
'''Carl''' is a [[North Germanic]] male name meaning "free man". The name originates in [[Old West Norse]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Nordiskt runnamnslexikon |last=Peterson |first=Lena |year=2007 |publisher=Institutet för språk och folkminnen |isbn=9789172290402 |page=146 |url=https://www.isof.se/download/18.41318b8514835190952b54/1529494117332/Nordiskt%20runnamnslexikon%202007.pdf |format=PDF |language=Swedish}}</ref> 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 [[Scandinavia]]n and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants. '''[[Karl (given name)|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 USA. Other variants include the [[Anglo]]-[[Saxon]]-[[Frankish language|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 (disambiguation)|Carlo]], very popular in Italy and southern Switzerland; [[Carlos (given name)|Carlos]], popular in [[Spain]], [[Portugal]] and [[Latin America]]; and [[Karol (disambiguation)|Karol]], a variant in [[Poland]] and [[Slovakia]].


==List of people named Carl==
==List of people named Carl==

Revision as of 08:58, 26 August 2023

For persons with similar names, see Karl (given name) and Charles.
Carl
PronunciationNorwegian pronunciation: [kɑːl] Swedish: [kɑːɭ]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Other names
Related namesKarl, Kaarel, Karel, Charles, Carlos, Kalle, Karol

Carl is a North Germanic male name meaning "free man". The name originates in Old West 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 USA. 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.

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

  • Christian Thomsen Carl (1676–1713), Danish navy officer. Middle name also given as Thomasen, Thomesen, or Thomasen.

As a given name

As a stage name

  • Carl Carl, stage name of Karl Andreas Bernbrunn (1787–1854), Polish-born actor and theatre director
  • Margarethe Carl, stage name of Margarethe Bernbrunn (1788–1861), German soprano and actress

Fictional characters

Derived surnames

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

See also

References

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