Carl Meaning

The meaning of Carl is "free man, strong".

Carl is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable and is pronounced Carl.

Carl is a mesmerizing and elegant name.

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Although often used, your attractive little Carl, is sure to make it all his own.

Carl falls into the classic name category.

Some famous bearers of this name include: Carl Betz, Carl Bosch, and Carl David Anderson.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 628 in baby name popularity for boys with 413 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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The names Carla, Carlie, Karl are all forms of Carl.

• Carl Betz ~ Actor
• Carl Bosch ~ Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1931
• Carl David Anderson ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 1936
• Carl Eller ~ Football Player
• Carl Ferdinand Cori ~ Nobel Prize for Medicine 1947
• Carl Friedrich Gauss ~ Scientist
• Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ~ Finnish President (1944-1946)
• Carl Hubbell ~ Baseball Player
• Carl Linnaeus ~ Scientist
• Carl Lumbly ~ Actor
• Carl Maria von Weber ~ Musician
• Carl Orff ~ Musician
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach ~ Musician
• Carl Sagan ~ Scientist
• Carl Spitteler ~ Nobel Prize for Literature 1919
• Carl von Ossietzky ~ Nobel Prize for Peace 1935
• Carl Wieman ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 2001
• Carl XVI Gustaf ~ Swedish King (1973-)
• Carl Yastrzemski ~ Baseball Player

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Just for fun, see the name Carl in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Carl in Nautical Flags page.