Definitions

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  • proper noun A male given name.

Etymologies

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From German and other north European Carl and Karl, cognate with English Charles.

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Examples

  • PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES CARL BURTON STOKES AS AMBASSADOR TO THE REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES The President today announced his intention to nominate Carl

    President Names Carl Stokes Ambassador To Seychelles ITY National Archives 1994

  • : What a powerful indictment: "Increasingly it seems that the Cross has become foolishness in the Church, and our former hallmark teaching of the Incarnation is ... carl on ACNA Canons Published, Comments Welcome: [40] Jason Miller Niagara Bible Conference, Carl.

    Stand Firm 2009

  • He was making no headway until he figured it out and told them look under the name Carl MacNeil.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Dave Perkins 2011

  • I passed on his offer, but realized I needed to know more about Google and the term Carl mentioned, Search Engine Optimization.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Mick Gzowski 2010

  • Thankfully my Carl is an intelligent Carl, and immediately thought, “This is totally a scam.”

    doggy scam artists? « Love | Peace | Ohana 2009

  • To complete this biographical sketch, the reader is invited to consult Stumpf's autobiography (published in 1924) and Sprung's biography, published in German under the title Carl Stumpf “ Eine Biografie (2006).

    On A Trans-Atlantic Flight 2009

  • Choose that true story, you'll win Carl's voice on your home answering machine.

    Bluff The Listener 2010

  • Choose the true story of a family at war and you'll win Carl's voice on your home answering machine or voicemail.

    Bluff The Listener 2010

  • You win Carl's voice on your home answering machine.

    Bluff The Listener 2010

  • Choose the true story, you'll win Carl's voice on your home answering machine or voicemail.

    Bluff The Listener 2010

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