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Carl (male)

Variants:Carlo (M) Carol (M) Carolus (M) Charles (M) Karl (M)
Feminine form:Carla (F) Carleen (F) Carlene (F) Karla (F) Karlotte (F)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

German and English, from Old German "free man" or from Old English ceorl "man".

Carl, the equivalent of Charles, was the older German form of Karl. In English-speaking areas, the spelling Carl is generally now preferred over Karl.

Carl is popular in Wales but very rare in Scotland.
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