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Carl

OriginGerman variation of Charles
Meaning"free man"
GenderBoy
US Rank#961

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NB Rank#1

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About Carl

Variation of Carleton

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Famous Carls

  • Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis

    American track and field athlete

  • Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus)

    King of Sweden

  • Carl Linnaeus

    Swedish biologist and father of taxonomy

  • Carl Linnaeus the Younger

    Swedish biologist

  • Carl Edward Sagan

    American astronomer

  • Carl Friedrich Gauss

    German mathematician and physicist

  • Carl David Tolm Runge

    German mathematician and physicist

  • Carl Gustav Jung

    Swiss psychiatrist and associate of Sigmund Freud

  • Carl Dean Wilson

    musician of American band The Beach Boys, brother of Brian Wilson

  • Carl Philipp Gottfried "Gottlieb" von Clausewit

    German general and military theorist

  • Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano

    Archduke of Austria

  • Carl Ferdinand Cori

    Czech biochemist and Nobel Prize winner

  • Carl

    Prince of Denmark and Iceland (born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel), aka Haakon VII, King of Norway

  • (Oscar) Carl Wilhelm

    Prince of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Vastergotland

  • Carl Soderberg

    Swedish NHL Hockey player

  • Carl Anthony Williams

    Australian gang lord

  • Carl Milles

    Swedish sculptor

  • Carl Harvey "C.H." Greenblatt

    American animator

  • Oscar Carl Olof

    Prince of Sweden

Carl in pop culture

  • Carl Grimes

    character on TV's "The Walking Dead"

  • Carl Denham

    character in "King Kong" series

  • Carl Francis Gallagher

    character on TV's "Shameless"

  • Carl Fredricksen

    character in Pixar's "Up"

  • Carl Foutley

    character on animated series "As Told By Ginger"

  • Carlton "Carl" Carlson

    character on TV's "The Simpsons"

  • Carl Brutananadilewski

    character on animated series "Aqua Teen Hunger Force"

  • Carl Crashman

    main character on Canadian animated series "Carl²"

  • Carl Howell

    character on TV's "Glee"

  • Carl Thomas King

    character on British soap "Emmerdale"

  • Carl White

    character on British soap "EastEnders"

  • Carl Abbot

    character in "Sims" series

  • Carl Wheezer

    Jimmy's best friend on animated series "Jimmy Neutron"

  • Carl Hauser

    character in the film "Total Recall"

  • Carl Sweetchuck

    character in the "Police Academy" Film series

  • Carl Proctor

    character in the "Police Academy" Film series

  • Carl Otis Winslow

    character in the ABC TGIF sitcom "Family Matters"

Variations & nicknames

  • CarlinoItalian
  • CaroluDutch
  • CaroloItalian
  • KarelCzech
  • KarolekPolish
  • KalmanGerman
  • KarolCzech
  • CarlosSpanish
  • KarlinRussian
  • CathalIrish
  • CarelDutch
  • KariHungarian
  • KarlikCzech
  • CarolosGreek
  • KárolyHungarian
  • CarlitoSpanish
  • KarlenRussian
  • KalleFinnish
  • CarloSpanish
  • KarcsiHungarian
  • KaleHawaiian
  • CarlusIrish
  • KarlScandinavian

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