Information and comments on the name


Meaning and origin


Carl is a German boy name.

The meaning of the name is `one who is strong, man `.




Where is it used?
The name Carl is mainly used in German and in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Charles (In English and in French)


For the opposite sex use:
In Italian, Portuguese, English and in German: Carla (F)
In English: Carly (F)
In English: Carlie (F)
In English: Carley (F)


See also
In Welsh: Siarl
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Carlos
In Scottish: Tearlach
In Italian: Carlo
In Irish: Séarlas
In German and in Scandinavian: Karl
In German and in Scandinavian: Karla
In French and in English: Charlotte
In French: Charline
In Finnish: Kaarlo
In Finnish: Kari
In Finnish: Kaarle
In English (Modern): Carlisa
In English: Charla
In English: Karly
In English: Charlie
In English: Karlene
In English: Charlene
In English: Chaz
In English: Charmaine
In English: Chip
In English: Chuck
In English: Carlene (F)
In English: Charley
In Dutch and in Czech: Karel
In Catalan: Carles
In Ancient Germanic (Latinized): Carolus


What Carl`s say about their name

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The best thing about the name Carl:
Different/not as usual
The worst thing about the name:
People mistake it for paul when speaking on the phone
If my name wasn`t Carl....:
I would not be naming my first son, Carl
Extra information:
I think the name fits me with the meaning, strong now matter the circumstances.

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More `Carl` links

• Carl as abbreviation
• Actors named Carl
• Carl in the encyclopedia

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