Carlos
Meaning: Its source is ceorl, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Freeholder."
Origin: "ceorl."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Portuguese and Spanish.
Popularity: The name Carlos ranked 60th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 81st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.
Narrative: The first Holy Roman Emperor, who lived from 742-814, is known to English-speaking students of history as Charlemagne (French for ''Charles the Great.'')
Charlemagne was a powerful Germanic leader who synthesized a relatively ordered society out of the chaos that followed the fall of Rome. He not only united France, but much of central Europe. His widespread fame gave rise to many forms of his name, in many languages.
For example, in Latin he was referred to as Carolus Magnus, and in German as Karl der Grosse. Many of these forms remain popular names in their own right, or have formed the basis for other modern names.
Arts and Music
- Carlos Santana (born 1947)
Mexican musician.
- Rock guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
- Performer with Santana at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
Leadership
- Carlos Ximenes Belo
Timorese archbishop and human-rights activist.
- 1996 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Carlos H. Cantu
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Servicemaster (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Carlos de Saavedra Lamas (born 1880, died 1959)
Argentine jurist, diplomat, author and statesman who helped negotiate an end to the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay.
- 1936 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Carlos F. Lucero
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
Miscellaneous
- Carlos P. Romulo (born 1899, died 1985)
Philippine general, diplomat and journalist.
- 1984 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Carlos I. Noriega (born 1959)
Peruvian-born American astronaut.
- Astronaut on Atlantis (1997) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Sports
- Carlos Lopes
Portuguese athlete.
- 1984 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Marathon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Carlos Monzon (born 1942, died 1995)
Middleweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
- Carlos Ortiz (born 1936)
Junior welterweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
- Carlos Zarate (born 1951)
Mexican bantamweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Modern inductees)
Stage and Screen
- Carlos
Fictional character.
- Played by Antonio Banderas (see list of Character from a Pedro Almodovar film)
- Carlos ''El Puerco'' Valdez
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Gregory Sierra (see list of Characters on ''Soap'')
The Literary World
- Carlos Avarino
Fictional character.
- A police officer in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- Carlos Ortega
Fictional character.
- An Arnette ambulance valunteer in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Carlos P. Romulo
- 1942 Pulitzer Prize winner for Correspondence (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Lolo
- Carlito
- Co Co
- Carlo
Meaning: Its source is ceorl, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Freeholder."
Origin: "ceorl."
Popularity: The name Carlos ranked 3395th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
This name is usually reserved for males. To some extent, it may owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
Narrative: Of all the feminine forms of Carl (and its equivalent Charles), the oldest is probably Carolina, which developed in Latin as a feminine form of Carolinus, itself an elaboration of Carolus.
Carolus Magnus was the Latin name of the first Holy Roman Emperor, a Germanic leader known in the English-speaking world as Charlemagne (French for ''Charles the Great''). He was crowned emperor in 800 A.D., after uniting much of central Europe and building a relatively stable society out of the chaos that followed the fall of Rome.
Charlemagne's widespread fame gave rise to many forms of his name in many languages. Each male form suggested a female equivalent, which in turn changed and developed, so that we see Carolina changed to Caroline, shortened to Carol, and so on.
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