Carl (name)

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, Iceland, Finland, 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, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Norway, 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.

Carl
PronunciationCarl
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Other names
Related namesKarl, Kaarel, Karel, Charles, Carlos, Kalle, Karol

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

  • Carl, a llama in the web series Llamas with Hats
  • Carl, a character from Disney's Meet the Robinsons
  • Carl, a character from the 1947 film Unconquered
  • Carl, a character from Waltzes from Vienna
  • "Carl", a nickname for the Series 800 Model 101 Terminator in Terminator: Dark Fate
  • Carl Bentley, a character from the 1995 film Jumanji
  • Carl Brutananadilewski, a character from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  • Carl Carlson, a character from The Simpsons
  • Carl Clover, a playable character in the Blazblue fighting game series.
  • Carl Conrad Coreander, a character in The Neverending Story
  • Carl Denham, a character from the 1933 film King Kong and its 2005 remake
  • Carl Elias, a recurring antagonist from the science fiction drama Persons of interest
  • Carl Fredricksen, a character from Disney-Pixar's Up
  • Carl Gallagher, a character in the TV series Shameless
  • Carl Gould, a playable character in the Arthur' fighting game series
  • Carl Grimes, a notoriously elusive character from the comic/TV series The Walking Dead
  • Carl Hamilton, a Swedish secret agent of novels by Jan Guillou
  • Carl Johnson, a character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series
  • Carl Kolchak, a character from Kolchak: The Night Stalker
  • Carl Rader, a character from the 1940 film Santa Fe Trail
  • Carl Stephans, a character from 711 Ocean Drive
  • Carl the Grim Rabbit, a character from Looney Tunes
  • Carl Wheezer, a character from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
  • Carl Winslow, a character from the TV series Family Matters
  • Carl Proctor, character in the Police Academy Film Series
  • Carl Sweetchuck, character in the Police Academy Film Series
  • Carl, mysterious entity first seen in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Terra Firma, Part 1"

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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