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Vinony

Carl

proper noun

  1. male given name
  2. family name
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: From Germanic, cognate with English Charles. * From German and other north European Carl and Karl. * From Latin Carolus.

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.

    “Of course you know that Carl Duruside, or 'Doctor Carl', as he is always called by almost anybody, is my husband's brother?”

    “And Thomas Carlyle is nine. They call him Carl, and he has a regular mania for collecting toads and bugs and frogs and bringing them into the house.”

noun

Etymology: Shortening.

  1. A student at Carleton College, Minnesota.

    “Located in rural Minnesota, Carleton is not surrounded by any cultural diversity unless you count pig farms and cow farms as separately diverse institutions. The nice thing about Carleton is that Carls are pretty much non-judgmental […]”

verb

Etymology: Uncertain.

  1. To snarl; to talk grumpily or gruffly.

    “[…] full of ache, sorrow, and grief, children again, dizzards, they carle many times as they sit, and talk to themselves, they are angry, waspish, displeased with everything […]”