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The meaning of Carl

1. German: variant of Karl and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. 2. English and Scottish: status name from Middle English carl ‘free peasant’, later ‘bondman’, also ‘bloke, knave, rascal’ (from Old Norse karl ‘man’).

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This is the usual source of the surname in England and Scotland. 3. English: occasionally perhaps from the comparatively rare Middle English personal name Carl, ultimately from ancient Germanic karl ‘man, freeman’. In continental Europe, German Karl and its cognates in other languages were and are extremely popular personal names. It is the source, via French, of the English personal name Charles.

4. Americanized form of Dutch and Czech Karel.

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