Hi, Katharina Hines schrieb: > Karl or Carl is german That name means -(Mann, Ehemann ,freier Mann) > (man ,husband, free mann). > In english Charles came from Carolus and Charlie is the nickname for > Charles. All the names started from the latin language maybe some one knows > latin and can let us know more about it. The name is clearly Germanic, "Carolus" is nothing but a latinization of the German "Karl"; see Carlo, Carlos etc. in Romanic languages. Regards, Gerd Sender: [email protected]