Carl

== English == === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /kɑːl/ (rhotic) IPA(key): /kɑɹl/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /kaɾ(ə)l/ Homophones: Karl, (Scotland) Carol Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l === Etymology 1 === From Germanic, cognate with English Charles. From German and other north European Carl and Karl. From Latin Carolus. ==== Alternative forms ==== Karl ==== Proper noun ==== Carl (plural Carls) A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles. 1919 Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley, 1st World Publishing (2007), →ISBN, page 19: 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. ===== Related terms ===== Carlos Carlo ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Shortening. ==== Noun ==== Carl (plural Carls) (informal) A student at Carleton College, Minnesota. === Anagrams === ACLR, CRLA == Cebuano == === Etymology === From English Carl, from German. === Proper noun === Carl a male given name from English [in turn from German] 2011 — Ahente Gisuwayan Pagtulis, Napusilan (21 September), SuperBalita 2012 — Suarez, Lloyd, Gun for Hire ang Mipatay sa Anak sa Mayor? (16 May), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News == Danish == === Proper noun === Carl a male given name, variant of Karl === References === [2] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 42 636 males with the given name Carl (compared to 42 958 named Karl) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Carl a male given name, a less common variant of Karl == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Carl a male given name, a less common spelling of Karl === References === [3] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 3 726 males with the given name Carl (compared to 9 245 named Karl) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011. == Old English == === Proper noun === Carl m a male given name, equivalent to English Charles. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑːrl/, [kɑːɭ], [kɑːl] Homophone: kal (only if pronounced [kɑːl]) === Proper noun === Carl c (genitive Carls) a male given name, variant of Karl === References === [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 125 372 males with the given name Carl (compared to 209 909 named Karl) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.