What does Carl mean?

Carl means "from the castle tower"

How do we pronounce Carl?

Carl \car(l), ca-rl\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Carl is sometimes used as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is KAARL (English, German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Carl: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Carl?

Carl is used predominantly in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Irish Gaelic, Breton, Old English, and Germanic origins. Carl was an older form of the German name Karl. The latter was brought by German and Scandinavian immigrants into the USA, where it was subsequently re-spelled as Carl by English speakers. Carl is a variant of the name meaning of Carlin (English). Carl is also a variant of the name nicknames for Carlisle (English). Carl is also a short form (English and German) of the name Carlton pronounciation (English). Carl is also a variant spelling (English, German, and Scandinavian) of the name short names for Karl (German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) as well as a variant (English, German, and Scandinavian) of the name nicknames for Charles (English and French). The name Carl is used to a great extent; it has 33 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of Caarl name popularity, meaning of Caarlo, nicknames for Carel, name Carlan, name Carle, Carlen name variations, Carlens name, name Carles origin, what does the name Carless mean, Carlin name, Carlis name, name Carlitis, Carll name popularity, Carlson name popularity, nicknames for Carlys, Carol name variations, baby name Caroll, baby name Carolos, Carolus name variations, Caroly meaning, Carrel meaning and origin, Carrol definition, name Carroll meaning, name Caryl meaning, and name Caryll origin. Foreign variants of Carl consist of Carlo pronounciation (Italian), Carlos meaning and origin (Spanish), name Kalle (Scandinavian), Karel name popularity (Czech), baby name Karlen (Latvian and Russian), and name Karol (Czech and Polish). Specific foreign forms consist of the pet form what does the name Kale mean (Hawaiian), and the variant spelling name Karl origin (German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic). Carl is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1915, 0.751% of baby boys were given the name Carl. Its ranking then was #22. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity, and is currently of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.021% and its ranking #571, was nonetheless the 3rd most popular after nicknames for Charles and what does the name Carlos mean, out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Charles's use outnumbered Carl's by 16 times. Carl has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century. In 1931, 126 times as many baby boys than girls were given the name Carl.

The following famous people share the name Carl:

  • Astronomer Carl Sagan, born November 9, 1934 - December 20, 1996, Brooklyn, New York
  • Athlete Carl Lewis, born July 1, 1961, Birmingham, Alabama
  • Author Carl Reiner, born 20 March 1922, New York, New York
  • Conductor Carl Davis, born October 28, 1936, New York City, New York
  • Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, born 30 April 1777 - 23 February 1855, Braunschweig, Holy Roman Empire
  • Poet Carl Sandburg, born 6 January 1878 - 22 July 1967, Galesburg, Illinois
  • Psychiatrist Carl Jung, born 26 July 1875 - 6 June 1961, Kesswil, Switzerland
  • Trumpeter Doc Severinsen, born Carl H
  • Severinsen, 7 July 1927, Arlington, Oregon.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Carl:

name Carle meaning (English), Carll name variations, baby name Karl (German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic), short names for Caarl, baby name Crille, name Kerol meaning, Kerul meaning of name, baby name Kral, Krall definition, what does the name Caarlo mean, baby name Carel (English), what does the name Carley mean, name Carlie, Carlisle name variations (English), baby name Carlo (Italian, English, and Spanish), Carloe meaning, nicknames for Carlow, Carlowe meaning and origin, name Carly origin, and name Carlyle meaning (English).

The baby name Carl fun facts:

The name Carl in reverse order is "Lrac".

The numerological value of the name Carl is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Carl?

Carl is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames