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What does Carlo mean?
Carlo 
as a boys' name has its root in Old German, and the meaning of Carlo is "free man". Carlo is an Italian form of Carlos (Spanish, Old German): variant spelling of Charles.
STARTS WITH Car-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CARLOS, CHARLES Carel, Carl▼, Carlito, Carrlos, Carrol▼, Carroll▼, Cary▼, Caryl, Charley▼, Charlie▼, Charlot, Charls, Charlton, Charly, Karel, Karl▼, Karol, Karoly
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Calo, ..
(female) Carca, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Carlo Sami (C.S.), ..
How popular is Carlo?
Carlo is a somewhat popular first name for males (#732 out of 1220, Top 60%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#8583 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Carlo entered the list in 1900-1909 and reached its top position of #520 in the U.S. during 1920-1929, and is presently at #1209. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Carlo (#1209 IN 2018) rated in the Top 2000 are Charles (#52), Carlos (#137), Charlie (#218), Carl (#700), Karl (#1288), Charley (#1622), Carlito, Carrol, Carroll, Cary, Caryl, Charls, Charlton, Charly and Karol. Other forms, like Charlot, are uncommon. These forms of Carlo were favored as baby names in the 1880s (MEDIAN #1015) and are now significantly less common (#1451, DOWN 88%), with versions like Carroll going out of style.
Similar Names
Carlo is pronounced similarly to Carley, Carlow, Carlowe, Carly, Corley, Curley, Karli and Karlo. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arlo▲, Arrlo, Cable, Cadmo (see Cadmus), Cael▼, Caeo, Caile, Caily, Caio, Cairo▲, Cal, Cale▼, Camilo▲, Card, Cardon, Carew, Carey▼, Carlin, Carlson, Carlton▼, Carmelo▲, Carne, Carny, Caroll, Caron, Carr, Carson▲, Caryll, Cato, Cayle, Cayo, Cayto, Charro, Cirilo, Ciro, Claro, Curro, Gallo, Galo, Harlo, Lallo, Lalo, Laslo, Lazlo, Pablo, Paolo, Paulo, Pavlo and Saulo. These names tend to be less frequently used than Carlo.
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