Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Carl
Carl is a masculine personal name derived from the Germanic word “karl” meaning “free man.” A long time ago, the Germanic term “karl” signified a “free” man but not one of nobility; i.e., from the same Proto-Germanic root as the Olde English word “ceorl” which stood for “man of low birth, a common man”.
In the later Middle High German and Middle English, however, both terms evolved their definitions to mean more simply “man, fellow, husband”....
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