Carl name - Meaning of Carl
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Germanic
- Pronounced
- KAHRL (German, English)
- Carl Meaning
- German form of Charles. Two noteworthy bearers of the name were the German mathematician Carl Gauss, who made contributions to number theory and algebra as well as physics and astronomy, and the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, who founded analytical psychology. It was imported to America in the 19th century by German immigrants. Carl is a German variant of Charles. Charles originates in Germanic languages and means "free man". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. Popular with European royalty, the famous bearers include several emperors, kings, dukes and princes, currently the most famous being Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Recently, the popularity of the name Charles has declined in the United States.
Carl Related Names
Variants: Karl (German), Karl (Swedish), Karl (Norwegian), Karl (Danish)
Diminutive: Kalle (Swedish)
Feminine Forms: Carla, Karla (German), Karla (Swedish), Karla (Norwegian), Karla (Danish), Carla, Carlene, Carly, Carley, Carlie, Karlee, Karlene, Karly (English)
Other Languages: Carolus, Karl (Ancient Germanic), Carles, Carlos (Catalan), Karlo (Croatian), Karel (Czech), Karel (Dutch), Kaarle, Kaarlo, Karl, Kalle (Finnish), Charles, Charlot (French), Kale (Hawaiian), Károly, Karcsi (Hungarian), Séarlas (Irish), Carlo (Italian), Sjarel (Limburgish), Karolis (Lithuanian), Karol (Polish), Carlos, Carlinhos, Carlito, Carlitos (Portuguese), Carol (Romanian), Karol (Slovak), Karel, Karol (Slovene), Carlos, Carlito, Carlitos (Spanish), Siarl (Welsh)
Carl Celebrities
Carl Bosch - Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry, Carl Jung - psychologist, Carl Reiner - actor, Carl Voss - hockey player, Carl Betz - actor, Carl Braun - basketball player, Carl Dale - baseball player, Carl Everett - baseball player, Carl Sagan - cosmologist, author,
