Carl en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kaɾ(ə)l/ (Scotland)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kɑɹl/ rhotic
- /kɑːl/ non-rhotic
Etymology
From Germanic, cognate with English Charles. * From German and other north European Carl and Karl. * From Latin Carolus.
Meanings
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A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.
Indeed, some have seen echoes of the work of the Nazis’ “crown jurist” and political theorist, Carl Schmitt, in the Trump administration’s domestic policies, particularly his doctrine of “the exception”, which can be used to suspend certain constitutional rights.
2026 January 16, Brendan Simms, “Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into ‘great spaces’ found a new advocate in Trump?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2026:I'd weave through the throng — scanning for empties to return while flirting, sniffing out kids smoking grass and sharing smokes with Ivor and Carl on the door. With a name like Carl you can imagine a six-foot tall and wide bouncer, but Ivor...
2004, David W. Scott, The Disillusioned: A Story of Our Times, Fraser Books, →ISBN, page 204:And Thomas Carlyle is nine. They call him Carl, and he has a regular mania for collecting toads and bugs and frogs and bringing them into the house.
1919 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley, 1st World Publishing (2007), page 19Of course you know that Carl Duruside, or 'Doctor Carl', as he is always called by almost anybody, is my husband's brother?
1882, “Doctor Carl”, in Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours, volume 31, F. Leslie Pub. Co., page 293:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Karl | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (34)
ar كَارْل (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · be Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · el Καρλ (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · he קרל (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · uk Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · mn Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · el Κάρλος (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ja カル (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ko 칼 (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · sk Karol (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ta கார்ல் (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · tg Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · bn কার্ল (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ka კარლი (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · sh Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · yi קאַרל (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · sq Kërl (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · km កាល់ (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · kk Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ja カール (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ur کارل (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · hy Կարլ (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · sq Karl (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · mr कार्ल (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · hi कार्ल (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · lv Kārls (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · th คาร์ล (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · fa کارل (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · mk Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · cmn 卡爾 /卡尔 (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · bg Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · te కార్ల్ (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · eo Karlo (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") · ru Карл (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl")