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The boy's name Carl \c(a)-

is pronounced karl. It is of Old German origin. From Karl, the German form of Charles (Old German) "free man". See also Carlos. Poet Carl Sandburg; journalist Carl Bernstein; astronomer/author Carl Sagan; psychologist Carl Jung.

Carl has 3 variant forms: Carel, Karel and Karl.

For more information, see also the related name Carlyle.

Baby names that sound like Carl are Carly, Carlo and Caryl.

Carl is a very common first name for men (#47 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3317 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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