Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Carl

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Expand Links German and Scandinavian variant of Karl (see Charles). Noteworthy bearers of the name include the Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), who founded modern taxonomy, the German mathematician Carl Gauss (1777-1855), who made contributions to number theory and algebra as well as physics and astronomy, and the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung (1875-1961), who founded analytical psychology. It was imported to America in the 19th century by German immigrants.

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Family Tree·Details Rootkaril/karlVariantsKarl(German) Karl(Swedish) Karl(Danish) Karl(Norwegian) DiminutivesCalle, Kalle(Swedish) Feminine FormsCarla, Carola, Carolin, Karla, Karola, Karolina, Karoline(German) Karla(Swedish) Karla(Danish) Karla(Norwegian) Carla, Carlene, Karlene, Carly(English) Other Languages & CulturesCarles(Catalan) Carlu(Corsican) Karlo(Croatian) Karel(Czech) Karel, Carel(Dutch) Kaarel, Karl, Kalle(Estonian) Kaarle, Kaarlo, Karl, Kalle(Finnish) Charles, Charlot(French) Karlo(Georgian) Carolus, Karl(Germanic) Karolos(Greek) Kale(Hawaiian) Károly, Karcsi(Hungarian) Karl(Icelandic) Séarlas(Irish) Carlo(Italian) Kārlis(Latvian) Sjarel(Limburgish) Karolis(Lithuanian) Karl(Old Norse) Karol(Polish) Carlos, Carlinhos, Carlito, Carlitos(Portuguese) Carol(Romanian) Karol(Slovak) Karel, Karlo, Karol(Slovene) Carlos, Carlito, Carlitos(Spanish) Siarl(Welsh) Surname DescendantsCarlsen(Danish) Carl(English) Carl(German) Carlsen(Norwegian) Carlson, Carlsson(Swedish)

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Details Last ranked #100 in 1968 Canada Last ranked #2 in 2024 Denmark Last ranked #897 in 2018 England and Wales Last ranked #497 in 2017 France Last ranked #18 in 1956 Germany Last ranked #97 in 1989 Ireland Last ranked #98 in 1992 New Zealand Last ranked #88 in 1995 Norway Last ranked #93 in 1999 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #93 in 2023 Sweden Last ranked #963 in 2023 (m) #941 in 1931 (f) United States

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